Potassium fluoride on alumina
Appearance
Potassium fluoride on alumina (KF/Al2O3) is a chemical agent consisting of potassium fluoride and aluminium oxide. It is a base which is used in organic synthesis. It was originally introduced in 1979 by Ando et al. for inducing alkylation reactions.
Further reading
- Blass BE (2002): KF/Al2O3 mediated organic synthesis. Tetrahedron, Vol. 58, 9301–9320.