Pentafluoropyridine as a fluorinating reagent for preparing a hydrocarbon soluble beta-diketiminatolead(II) monofluoride

A well-designed method for the preparation of a beta-diketiminato lead(II) monofluoride has been developed using LPbNMe(2) (L = [CH{C(Me)(2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)N)}(2)]) and pentafluoropyridine (C(5)F(5)N). The resulting LPbF was used for the synthesis of amidinatosilicon(II) monofluoride. Moreover the activation of a ketone was observed when the LPbF was treated with PhCOCF(3).