ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(14), P. 11087 - 11100
Published: July 9, 2024
Fluoroalkyl
fragments
have
played
a
critical
role
in
the
design
of
pharmaceutical
and
agrochemical
molecules
recent
years
due
to
enhanced
biological
properties
fluorinated
compared
their
non-fluorinated
analogues.
Despite
potential
advantages
conferred
by
incorporating
difluoromethyl
group
organic
compounds,
industrial
adoption
difluoromethylation
methods
lags
behind
fluorination
trifluoromethylation.
This
is
part
challenges
applying
common
sources
towards
applications.
We
report
here
nickel-catalyzed
cross-electrophile
coupling
(hetero)aryl
bromides
with
2-pyridyl
sulfone,
sustainably
sourced,
crystalline
reagent.
The
scope
this
reaction
demonstrated
24
examples
(67
±
16%
average
yield)
including
diverse
array
heteroaryl
precursors
difluoromethyl-containing
preclinical
pharmaceuticals.
can
be
applied
small-scale
parallel
synthesis
benchtop
scale-up
under
mild
conditions.
As
sulfone
reagents
are
uncommon
electrophiles
coupling,
mechanism
process
was
investigated.
Studies
confirmed
formation
•CF2H
instead
difluorocarbene.
A
series
modified
sulfones
revealed
that
reactivity
does
not
correlate
exclusively
reduction
coordination
cations
or
nickel
pyridyl
essential
reactivity,
setting
out
parameters
for
matching
coupling.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(10), P. 6094 - 6151
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Decarboxylation
strategy
has
been
emerging
as
a
powerful
tool
for
the
synthesis
of
fluorine-containing
organic
compounds
that
play
important
roles
in
various
fields
such
pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals,
and
materials
science.
Considerable
progress
decarboxylation
made
over
past
decade
towards
construction
diverse
valuable
fluorinated
fine
chemicals
which
part
can
be
brought
two
ways.
The
first
way
is
described
reaction
non-fluorinated
carboxylic
acids
(and
their
derivatives)
with
fluorinating
reagents,
well
building
blocks.
second
dedicated
to
exploration
use
decarboxylative
transformations.
This
review
aims
provide
comprehensive
summary
development
applications
radical,
nucleophilic
cross-coupling
strategies
organofluorine
chemistry.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
141(29), P. 11398 - 11403
Published: July 8, 2019
We
report
herein
a
highly
efficient
Cu-catalyzed
protocol
for
the
conversion
of
aliphatic
carboxylic
acids
to
corresponding
difluoromethylated
analogues.
This
robust,
operationally
simple
and
scalable
tolerates
variety
functional
groups
can
convert
diverse
array
acid-containing
complex
molecules
alkyl-CF2H
products.
Mechanistic
studies
support
involvement
alkyl
radicals.
Chemistry - An Asian Journal,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
15(7), P. 1175 - 1179
Published: Feb. 14, 2020
A
practical
silver-catalyzed
decarboxylative
allylation
of
α,α-difluoroarylacetic
acids
with
allyl
sulfones
is
described,
which
provides
a
variety
β,β-difluorinated
alkenes
in
good
yields.
Notably,
the
reaction
proceeds
smoothly
water
functional
group
tolerance.
The
practicality
and
synthetic
value
this
process
was
demonstrated
by
scaled-up
experiment
elaboration
products
via
reduction
or
Heck
reaction.
Primary
mechanism
investigations
suggest
that
radical
might
be
involved.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
60(8), P. 4300 - 4306
Published: Nov. 16, 2020
Abstract
A
silver‐mediated
oxidative
difluoromethylation
of
styrenes
and
vinyl
trifluoroborates
with
TMSCF
2
H
is
reported
for
the
first
time.
This
method
enables
direct
facile
access
to
CF
H‐alkenes
from
abundant
alkenes
excellent
functional‐group
compatibility.
Moreover,
this
Ag/TMSCF
protocol
could
further
enable
a
series
radical
reactions
wide
array
substrates,
offering
generic
complementary
platform
construction
diversified
C−CF
bonds.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
19(5), P. 947 - 964
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
This
review
will
cover
the
importance
of
and
most
recent
approaches
toward
geminal
difluoroalkyl
groups
using
transition
metal-mediated,
photochemical,
organocatalytic,
other
methods.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: May 15, 2024
Abstract
Difluoromethyl
pyridines
have
gained
significant
attention
in
medicinal
and
agricultural
chemistry.
The
direct
C−H-difluoromethylation
of
represents
a
highly
efficient
economic
way
to
access
these
azines.
However,
the
meta-difluoromethylation
has
remained
elusive
methods
for
site-switchable
regioselective
meta-
para-difluoromethylation
are
unknown.
Here,
we
demonstrate
meta-C−H-difluoromethylation
through
radical
process
by
using
oxazino
pyridine
intermediates,
which
easily
accessed
from
pyridines.
selectivity
can
be
readily
switched
para
situ
transformation
pyridinium
salts
upon
acid
treatment.
preparation
various
para-difluoromethylated
this
approach
is
presented.
mild
conditions
used
also
allow
late-stage
or
containing
drugs.
Sequential
double
functionalization
presented,
further
underlines
value
work.
Synthesis,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
51(24), P. 4549 - 4567
Published: Sept. 30, 2019
Recent
years
have
witnessed
a
growing
interest
in
the
development
of
novel
synthetic
methods
and
new
reagents
for
synthesis
difluoromethylated
compounds.
Dozens
studies
been
published
on
this
topic
each
year
over
past
few
years.
These
are
focused
direct
indirect
difluoromethylation
various
organic
functionalities
via
nucleophilic-,
electrophilic-,
radical-,
carbene-
or
metal-mediated
mechanisms.
The
present
short
review
covers
very
recent
studies,
between
mid-2017
early
2019,
compounds
containing
CF2H
group.
A
brief
summary
physicochemical
properties
medicinal
applications
is
also
included.
1
Introduction
2
Nucleophilic
Difluoromethylation
2.1
Metal-Mediated
2.2
Non-Metal
Difluoromethyl
Nucleophiles
3
Radical
3.1
Metal-Induced
3.2
Non-Metal-Induced
3.3
Electrochemically
Induced
4
Carbene-Based
4.1
Carbene
4.2
Carbenes
5
Cross-Coupling
5.1
Palladium-Catalyzed
5.2
Nickel-Catalyzed
5.3
Copper-Mediated
5.4
Iron-Catalyzed
5.5
Gold-Mediated
6
Electrophilic
7
Other
Examples
7.1
Difluoromethyl-Borane
Complex
7.2
Tellurium
Derivative
8
Summary
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
58(37), P. 13149 - 13154
Published: July 19, 2019
Despite
a
growing
interest
in
CHF2
medicinal
chemistry,
there
is
lack
of
efficient
methods
for
the
insertion
CHF18
F
into
druglike
compounds.
Herein
described
photoredox
flow
reaction
18
F-difluoromethylation
N-heteroaromatics
that
are
widely
used
chemistry.
Following
two-step
synthesis
new
reagent,
completed
within
two
minutes
and
proceeds
by
C-H
activation,
circumventing
need
pre-functionalization
substrate.
The
method
operationally
simple
affords
straightforward
access
to
radiolabeled
with
high
molar
activity
suitable
biological
vivo
studies
clinical
application.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
6(7), P. 1022 - 1026
Published: Jan. 1, 2019
A
photoredox-catalyzed
alkene
acyldifluoroalkylation
with
difluoroacetic
acids
for
the
direct
synthesis
of
gem-difluorinated
cyclic
ketones
is
developed.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
10(15), P. 8315 - 8320
Published: July 17, 2020
This
report
describes
the
development
of
a
nickel-catalyzed
decarbonylative
reaction
for
synthesis
fluoroalkyl
thioethers
(RFSR)
from
corresponding
thioesters.
Readily
available,
inexpensive,
and
stable
carboxylic
acids
(RFCO2H)
serve
as
(RF)
source
in
this
transformation.
Stoichiometric
organometallic
studies
reveal
that
RF–S
bond-forming
reductive
elimination
is
challenging
step
catalytic
cycle.
led
to
identification
diphenylphosphinoferrocene
optimal
ligand
Ultimately,
method
was
applied
construction
diverse
(RFSR),
with
R
=
both
aryl
alkyl.