The synthesis of various trifluoromethylated amino compounds was studied using trifluoroacetaldehyde, an industrial bulk material, as a starting compound. One general application of trifluoroacetaldehyde is the preparation of trifluoroethylamino derivatives via reductive amination reaction. This synthesis includes the formation of the corresponding N,O-acetal intermediates followed by their reduction
Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of α-(Trifluoromethyl)arylmethylamines
作者:Thomas Johnson、Mark Lautens
DOI:10.1021/ol401862g
日期:2013.8.16
[GRAPHICS]Trifluoromethylacetaldimines, generated in situ from the corresponding N,O-acetals, undergo 1,2-addition of arylboroxines under palladium(II) catalysis to generate a variety of alpha-(trifluoromethyl)arylmethylamines with good to high enantioselectivity (up to 97% ee). The pyridine-oxazolidine (PyOX) class of ligands was found to be particularly suitable for this transformation, which proceeds without exclusion of ambient air and moisture.