The easy radical trifluoromethylation of a series of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with CF3I is described. The reaction occurs in the presence of a nitrogen base and sodium dithionite in CH3CN-H2O solution. Additionally, we report a new access to ammonium triflinates. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
King of the ring: S‐(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophenium salts 1, as analogues of Yagupolskii–Umemoto type reagents, were synthesized by novel triflicacidcatalyzedintramolecularcyclization of ortho‐ethynylaryltrifluoromethylsulfanes 2. 1 j is especially useful for the electrophilic trifluoromethylation of β‐ketoesters and dicyanoalkylidenes.
The easy radical trifluoromethylation of a series of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with CF3I is described. The reaction occurs in the presence of a nitrogen base and sodium dithionite in CH3CN-H2O solution. Additionally, we report a new access to ammonium triflinates. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.