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It was found that solvent hydrogen bond basicity (SHBB) significantly affects the regiochemistry of the S(N)Ar reaction between secondary amines and activated polyfluoroarenes. A plausible mechanism involving a six-membered transition state is invoked for the formation of an ortho-substituted isomer, which is likely organized by a hydrogen bond. Evidence for this hypothesis is presented, and a regioselective amination reaction of activated polyfluoroarenes has been developed.
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Wang et al. (2009) studied this question.
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