作者:Yuta Fujiwara、Janice A. Dixon、Rodrigo A. Rodriguez、Ryan D. Baxter、Darryl D. Dixon、Michael R. Collins、Donna G. Blackmond、Phil S. Baran
DOI:10.1021/ja211422g
日期:2012.1.25
Molecular scaffolds containing alkylfluorine substituents are desired in many areas of chemical research from materials to pharmaceuticals. Herein, we report the invention of a new reagent (Zn(SO2CF2H)(2), DFMS) for the innate difluoromethylation of organic substrates via a radical process. This mild, operationally simple, chemoselective, and scalable difluoromethylation method is compatible with a range of nitrogen-containing heteroarene substrates of varying complexity as well as select classes of conjugated pi-systems and thiols. Regiochemical comparisons suggest that the CF2H radical generated from the new reagent possesses nucleophilic character.