Nickel-catalyzed reaction of iododifluoroacetates with alkenes and zinc: a novel and practical route to .alpha.,.alpha.-difluoro-functionalized esters and .alpha.,.alpha.,.omega.,.omega.-tetrafluoro diesters
作者:Zhen Yu Yang、Donald J. Burton
DOI:10.1021/jo00045a027
日期:1992.9
lododifluoroacetates 1a-c react with alkenes and zinc in the presence of nickel dichloride hexahydrate in THF at room temperature or 60-degrees-C to give the corresponding alpha,alpha-difluoro esters in good yields. The reaction is also applicable to alkenes containing a variety of functional groups such as trimethylsilyl, hydroxy, ketone, and ester moieties. The reaction of 1 works well with dienes; the products formed depend on the length of chain of the dienes. 1,8-Nonadiene and 1,5-hexadiene afford the alpha,alpha,omega,omega-tetrafluoro diesters, while 1,6-heptadiene gave a mixture of ethyl 2,2-difluoro-8-nonenoate (19) and the cyclopentyl-substituted alpha,alpha-difluoro ester 20. When diallyl ether was used as a substrate, only the tetrahydrofuran derivative 21 was formed. The nickel-catalyzed reaction can be suppressed by p-dinitrobenzene and hydroquinone. A single electron transfer initiated radical mechanism is proposed.