Comparative study of the ring opening of 1-CF3-epoxy ethers mediated by Brönsted acids and hexafluoro-2-propanol
摘要:
In order to evaluate more deeply the nature of the activation of oxirane ring opening reactions by HFIP, ring opening of both CF3-epoxy ethers 1a (R = Ph) and 1b (R = CH2CH2Ph) with HFIP alone, and with hard (MeOH) or soft (PhSH) nucleophiles in HFIP, were investigated and compared to reactions performed with Bronsted acids. Nucleophilic ring opening reactions in HFIP were facilitated with PhSH and only alpha-substituted trifluoromethyl ketone 5 was isolated (nucleophilic ring opening), while with MeOH, both processes, nucleophile and electrophile-assisted ring opening were in competition. In the Bronsted acid-catalysed ring opening of 1-CF3-epoxy ethers 1 in HFIP, only the acid-catalysed ring opening process occurred with an inversed regioselectivity. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Regioselective ring opening of 1-trifluoromethyl epoxy ethers 2 was achieved with alkyl and phenyl sodium thiolates to afford new 3-(alkylthio and phenylthio)-1,1,1-trifluoroalkan-2-ones 3-5 in good yields.