Copper-Catalyzed Arylation of 1\u3cem\u3eH\u3c/em\u3e-Perfluoroalkanes

A general method has been developed for arylation of readily available 1H-perfluoroalkanes. The method employs aryl iodide and 1H-perfluoroalkane reagents, DMPU solvent, TMP2Zn base, and a copper chloride/phenanthroline catalyst. Preliminary mechanistic studies are reported