1999 年 57 巻 4 号 p. 313-322
Efficient and convenient methods for the synthesis of fluorinated alcohols have been required not only in organic synthesis but also in materials chemistry, because some of these compounds are applicable to the synthesis of various fluorine-containing substances of biological and material interest. Recently, the aluminum intermediates generated from esters and diisobutylaluminum hydride have successfully been employed as the synthetic equivalents of aldehydes, in the preparation of various types of secondary alcohols. This review describes the new approach to the methods for preparing fluorinated alcohol derivatives from fluorinated esters, together with the recent developments in organic synthesis based on such aluminum intermediates.