%A S Kainz %A Z Luo %A DP Curran %A W Leitner %J Synthesis %T Synthesis of perfluoroalkyl-substituted aryl bromides and their purification over fluorous reverse phase silica %X (1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluoroooctyl)-substituted aryl bromides 3a,b were synthesized via copper catalyzed cross-coupling of the iodide 1 with the corresponding arylmagnesium bromides 2a,b. A new, efficient method for the purification of highly fluorinated compounds by column chromatography on fluorous reverse phase silica is also described. %N 10 %P 1425 - 1427 %D 1998 %R 10.1055/s-1998-2186 %L pittir22642