1-Fluoro-2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazinium tetrafluoroborate: synthesis, characterization, and ability to effect electrophilic aromatic substitution

The synthesis of 1-fluoro-2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazinium tetrafluoroborate, [(ClCN)3F]+[BF4]− (1), from (ClCN)3, BF3 and F2 is reported. Compound 1 was shown to be a useful reagent for the quantitative fluorination of aromatic substrates such as benzene, chlorobenzene, nitrobenzene, and methoxybenzene.