Cu(I)‐catalyzed three‐component reaction of 2‐iodo‐2,2‐difluoroacetophenones, alkynes, and TMSCN for the synthesis of useful difluoroacyl‐substituted nitriles is described. This method has broad substrate scope and excellent stereoselectivity. Preliminary mechanistic investigation indicated that a radical‐mediated process was involved in this cyanodifluoroalkylation reaction.
with excellent stereoselectivity. The 1‐benzoyldifluoromethyl‐2,2‐diphenylethylene products synthesized through a radical reaction process are versatile synthons for the construction of various fluorine‐containing compounds, which have antiproliferative activity on human tumor cells.
Highly Enantioselective Construction of 3-Hydroxy Oxindoles through a Decarboxylative Aldol Addition of Trifluoromethyl α-Fluorinated<i>gem</i>-Diols to<i>N</i>-Benzyl Isatins
An organocatalytic asymmetric direct aldoladdition reaction that involves cleavage of a carbon–carbon bond through the release of trifluoroacetate was developed. The protocol is wide in scope, generating the desired oxindoles of biological interest in nearly quantitative yields (up to 99 %) with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98 % ee) and diastereoselectivities (up to 99:1 d.r.).
A convenient and efficient approach for difluoroalkyl-containing γ-butyrolactones via the radical addition reaction of iododifluoromethyl ketones with 4-pentenoic acids initiated by AIBN in CH3CN at 60 °C was reported. Various difluoroalkyl-containing δ-valerolactones were also synthesized under this reaction conditions.
Synthesis of α,α-difluorobenzoyl oxygen heterocycles via the radical reaction of 2-iodo-2,2-difluoroacetophenones with unsaturated acids or unsaturated alcohols
A convenient and facile method for the direct synthesis of α,α-difluorobenzoyl lactones or cyclic ethers via the radical cyclization reaction of 2-iodo-2,2-difluoroacetophenone with unsaturated acids or alcohols was reported.