2,2-Difluorovinylzinc chloride–TMEDA complex, readily prepared from 1,1-difluoroethylene, undergoes the palladium-catalyzed coupling reaction with aryl halides to afford β,β-difluorostyrenes in high yield. This reaction not only proceeds smoothly with sterically hindered triflates and halides including chlorides, but also exhibits excellent chemoselectivities for multi-halogenated substrates. The intermediary TMEDA complex was found to be thermally stable and storable.
A versatile difluorovinylation method: Cross-coupling reactions of the 2,2-difluorovinylzinc–TMEDA complex with alkenyl, alkynyl, allyl, and benzyl halides
2-difluorovinylzinc–TMEDA complex was prepared via a deprotonation–transmetallation sequence starting from commercially available 1,1-difluoroethylene. The complex thus formed was successfully applied to transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions with a wide range of organic halides, which led to the syntheses of 2,2-difluorovinyl compounds. On treatment with the difluorovinylzinc–TMEDA complex in the presence