Synthesis of fluorine-containing betulin esters

28-O-Fluoroacylbetulins were synthesized via acylation of betulin by fluorocarboxylic (perfluorobutyric, perfluorooctanoic, 3-fluorobenzoic, perfluorobenzoic) acid chlorides in CHCl3 in the presence of Py. 3,28-Di-O-fluoroacylbetulins were prepared by treatment of betulin with fluorocarboxylic (trifluoroacetic, pentafluoropropionic) acid anhydrides in Py in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine. 3,28-Di-O- (3-fluorobenzoyl)betulin was obtained from acylation of betulin by 3-fluorobenzoic acid in CH2Cl2 in the presence of N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and 4-dimethylaminopyridine whereas acylation by perfluorobutyric acid under the same conditions gave 28-O-perfluorobutanoylbetulin.