Synthesis of 1-bromo-1-fluoroolefins was achieved in good yields via a Wittig reaction promoted by diethylzinc, even with nonactivated aldehydes and ketones as starting materials.
Efficient Synthesis of Fluoroalkenes via Diethylzinc-Promoted Wittig Reaction
The synthesis of α-fluoroacrylates and α-bromo-α-fluoroalkenes was achieved in very good yields using aldehydes and ketones, triphenylphosphine, diethylzinc as promoter, and ethyl dibromofluoroacetate or dibromofluoromethane, respectively. A change in the addition sequence was critical in order to obtain exclusively α-fluoroacrylates in good yields.