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Bis(2-methoxyethyl)aminosulfur trifluoride, (CH3OCH2CH2)2NSF3 (Deoxo-Fluor reagent), is a new deoxofluorinating agent that is much more thermally stable than DAST (C2H5)2NSF3 and its congeners. It is effective for the conversion of alcohols to alkyl fluorides, aldehydes/ketones to the corresponding gem-difluorides, and carboxylic acids to the trifluoromethyl derivatives with, in some cases, superior performance compared to DAST. The enhanced stability is rationalized on the basis of conformational rigidity imposed by a coordination of the alkoxy groups with the electron-deficient sulfur atom of the trifluoride.

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The new "N-F"-type electrophilic reagent family of l-alkyl-4-fluoro-l,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane salts80 (derived from elemental fluorine (F2) and l-alkyl-l,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane salts) has been found to be very effective for the fluorination of a wide variety of organic substrates. These include steroidal enol acetates and silyl enol ethers, phenyl-substituted olefins, sulfides bearing -H atoms, certain carbanions, and mildly activated aromatic compounds. The products were obtained with good yields and regioselectivity under very mild reaction conditions.

Bis(2-methoxyethyl)aminosulfur trifluoride (Deoxo-Fluor™) is effective for the conversion of alcohols to alkyl fluorides, aldehydes/ketones to the corresponding gemdifluorides and also for the transformation of carboxylic acids to their trifluoromethyl derivatives; it is a less thermally sensitive, broader-spectrum alternative to the traditional dialkylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST) deoxofluorination reagents.

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A variety of thiocarbonyl derivatives (thioketone, thioester, thioamide, dithioester, and dithiocarbamate) were converted to the corresponding gem-difluorides in excellent yields on reaction with the fluorinating agent, bis(2-methoxyethyl)aminosulfur trifluoride, in the presence of SbCl(3).