Patent ID: 7910738

Claim:
A fluorophilic compound having structure VII wherein Q is a carbonyl group, a protected carbonyl group, a hydroxy methine group, or a protected hydroxy methine group; R 1 is a C 1 -C 20 aliphatic, C 2 -C 20 cycloaliphatic, or C 2 -C 20 aromatic radical comprising at least one functional group susceptible to reaction with nucleophilic fluoride ion, said functional group being selected from the group consisting of aliphatic sulfonate esters, and aromatic sulfonate esters; R 2 is hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group or a C 1 -C 10 alkoxy group; and R 3 is hydrogen, a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group or a C 1 -C 10 alkoxy group.