Organocatalytic, difluorocarbene-based S-difluoromethylation of thiocarbonyl compounds
作者:Kohei Fuchibe、Masaki Bando、Ryo Takayama、Junji Ichikawa
DOI:10.1016/j.jfluchem.2014.08.013
日期:2015.3
Upon treatment with trimethylsilyl 2,2-difluoro-2-fluorosulfonylacetate (TFDA) and a catalytic amount of N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-1,8-diaminonaphthalene, secondary thioamides and thiocarbamates undergo selective difluoromethylation on the sulfur atom to give S-difluoromethyl thioimidates and thioiminocarbonates in good yields, respectively. This is the first report on the synthesis of acyclic difluoromethyl thioimidates and thioiminocarbonates. The key for S-difluoromethylation is the organocatalytic generation of difluorocarbene (:CF2) under mild conditions, which prevents decomposition of the substrates. This process provides an efficient approach to pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals bearing a difluoromethylsulfanyl group, starting from widely available thiocarbonyl compounds. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.