Copper-Catalyzed Di- and Trifluoromethylation of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids: A Protocol for Vinylic Fluoroalkylations
作者:Zhengbiao He、Tao Luo、Mingyou Hu、Yanjing Cao、Jinbo Hu
DOI:10.1002/anie.201200140
日期:2012.4.16
Dual action: The Lewis acid CuF2⋅2 H2O efficiently catalyzes the reaction between electrophilic fluoroalkylating agents and α,β‐unsaturated carboxylic acids by dually activating both reactants, thus affording di‐ and trifluoromethyl alkenes in high yields with excellent E/Z selectivity.