Copper-Catalyzed Direct C-2 Difluoromethylation of Furans and Benzofurans: Access to C-2 CF<sub>2</sub>H Derivatives
作者:Marie-Charlotte Belhomme、Thomas Poisson、Xavier Pannecoucke
DOI:10.1021/jo5010907
日期:2014.8.1
We report herein the first copper-catalyzed C-2 difluoromethylation of furans and benzofurans. The developed methodology allows the selective introduction of the CF2CO2Et moiety at C-2 using CuI as a catalyst. This process was applied to a broad range of furans and benzofurans, giving the functionalized products in moderate to good yields. The resulting products were then decarboxylated to afford the highly valuable C-2-CF2H-substituted furans and benzofurans in good yields.