Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(17), P. 4722 - 4729
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
concurrent
reduction
of
α-trifluoromethyl
alkyl
bromides
and
the
cross-coupling
THF
with
heterocycles
in
one
pot
have
been
realized
through
synergetic
action
a
halogen
bond
Ni
catalysis.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 26, 2024
Cross-electrophile
coupling
(XEC),
defined
by
us
as
the
cross-coupling
of
two
different
σ-electrophiles
that
is
driven
catalyst
reduction,
has
seen
rapid
progression
in
recent
years.
As
such,
this
review
aims
to
summarize
field
from
its
beginnings
up
until
mid-2023
and
provide
comprehensive
coverage
on
synthetic
methods
current
state
mechanistic
understanding.
Chapters
are
split
type
bond
formed,
which
include
C(sp
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(28)
Published: April 15, 2024
With
halogen-atom
transfer
as
an
effective
tool,
a
novel
catalytic
enantioselective
protocol
to
generate
chiral
trifluoromethylated
alkynes
has
been
established
by
cooperative
photoredox
and
nickel
catalysis
system,
providing
straightforward
modular
route
access
this
type
of
product
in
good
yields
enantioselectivities.
The
process
is
essential
for
the
reaction
strategy
offers
another
promising
way
utilize
alkyl
halides
with
highly
negative
reduction
potentials.
It
firstly
expands
nickel-catalyzed
asymmetric
reductive
cross-couplings
organohalides
from
traditional
single-electron
transfer.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 1, 2024
Comprehensive
Summary
Organofluorine
compounds
have
attracted
substantial
interest
in
life
and
materials
sciences
due
to
the
unique
properties
of
fluorine
atom(s)
that
often
change
physicochemical
biological
organic
molecules.
Transition‐metal‐mediated
cross‐electrophile
coupling
between
carbon
electrophiles
fluoroalkyl
has
emerged
as
a
straightforward
efficient
route
for
synthesis
wide
range
fluoroalkylated
because
its
synthetic
convenience
without
tedious
organometallic
reagents.
Moreover,
alkenes
or
alkynes‐involved
three‐component
couplings
provide
rapid
effective
access
carbonfunctionalized
alkanes
alkenes.
Herein,
we
comprehensively
summarize
transition‐metal‐mediated
reductive
fluoroalkylation
diverse
through
historical
perspective,
including
trifluoromethylation,
difluoroalkylation,
monofluoroalkylation,
so
on.
Different
transition
metals
(Cu,
Ni,
etc
.)
strategies
are
discussed,
which
nickel‐catalyzed
reactions
represent
an
attractive
site‐selectively
organofluorine
compounds.
Key
Scientists
As
early
1965,
McLoughlin
Thrower
finished
first
stoichiometric
copper‐mediated
aromatic
iodides
with
iodides.
However,
excess
elevated
temperature
were
used
this
method.
In
1969,
Kobayashi
Kumadaki
reported
studies
on
trifluoromethylation
halides
trifluoromethyl
iodide.
After
more
than
four
decades,
Zhang
group
developed
β
‐fluorinated
alkylation
(hetero)aryl
secondary
alkyl
bromides
2015,
difluoromethylation
chlorides
chlorodifluoromethane
ClCF
2
H
2017.
The
also
enantioselective
alkyl‐arylation
3,3,3‐trifluoropropene
tertiary
2018,
MacMillan
novel
copper/photoredox
dual
catalytic
system
aryl
(
S
)‐(trifluoromethyl)
dimesitylsulfonium
triflate
presence
tris‐(trimethylsilyl)
silanol.
They
nickel/photoredox
catalyzed
silane.
During
time,
Wang
monofluoroalkylation
monofluoroalkyl
halides.
From
2021
2023,
same
further
series
trifluoroalkylation
aryl,
alkenyl,
acyl
nonfluorinated
alkynes
could
be
couplings.
Chu
fluoroalkyl‐acylation
Later,
they
fluoroalkyl‐arylation
unactivated
tethering
pendant
chelating
group.
2019,
Chaładaj
palladium‐catalyzed
perfluoroalkyl‐arylation
perfluoroalkyl
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 11, 2025
The
difluoromethyl
group
is
a
crucial
fluorinated
moiety
with
distinctive
biological
properties,
and
the
synthesis
of
chiral
CF₂H-containing
analogs
has
been
recognized
as
powerful
strategy
in
drug
design.
To
date,
most
established
method
for
accessing
enantioenriched
compounds
involves
enantioselective
functionalization
nucleophilic
electrophilic
CF₂H
synthons.
However,
this
approach
limited
by
lower
reactivity
reduced
enantioselectivity.
Leveraging
unique
fluorine
effect,
we
design
synthesize
radical
synthon
incorporating
isoindolinone
into
alkyl
halides
asymmetric
transformation.
Here,
report
an
efficient
construction
carbon
stereocenters
featuring
via
nickel-catalyzed
Negishi
cross-coupling.
This
demonstrates
mild
reaction
conditions
excellent
Given
that
optically
pure
difluoromethylated
amines
isoindolinones
are
key
structural
motifs
bioactive
compounds,
offers
practical
solution
drug-like
molecules.
moiety,
screening.
authors
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 28, 2024
Abstract
Transition
metal-catalyzed
enantioconvergent
cross-coupling
of
an
alkyl
precursor
presents
a
promising
method
for
producing
enantioenriched
C(sp
3
)
molecules.
Because
alcohol
is
ubiquitous
and
abundant
family
feedstock
in
nature,
the
direct
reductive
coupling
aryl
halide
enables
efficient
access
to
valuable
compounds.
Although
several
strategies
have
been
developed
overcome
high
bond
dissociation
energy
C
−
O
bond,
asymmetric
pattern
remains
unknown.
In
this
report,
we
describe
realization
deoxygenative
unactivated
(β-hydroxy
ketone)
bromide
presence
NHC
activating
agent.
The
approach
can
accommodate
substituents
various
sizes
functional
groups,
its
synthetic
potency
demonstrated
through
gram
scale
reaction
derivatizations
into
other
compound
families.
Finally,
apply
our
convergent
synthesis
four
β-aryl
ketones
that
are
natural
products
or
bioactive
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(15), P. 3097 - 3102
Published: April 4, 2024
This
study
introduces
a
novel
approach
involving
XB-mediated
cross-coupling
of
α-trifluoromethylated
alkyl
bromides
with
coumarins
and
quinolinones
under
visible
light
irradiation.
Both
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
experimental
studies
converge
to
suggest
that
the
noncovalent
interaction
between
DMAP,
intensified
by
α-trifluoromethyl
group,
plays
pivotal
role
in
facilitating
this
chemoselective
reaction.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
We
present
a
highly
efficient
and
versatile
nickel-catalyzed
protocol
for
the
reductive
cross-coupling
of
unactivated
CF2H-substituted
electrophiles
with
wide
variety
aryl
alkenyl
halides.
This
novel
approach
offers
high
catalytic
reactivity
broad
functional
group
compatibility,
enabling
late-stage
fluoroalkylation
drug
molecules.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 1, 2025
Introducing
fluorine
atoms
or
fluorine-containing
groups
into
drug
molecules
has
become
a
common
approach
in
design,
with
the
incorporation
of
trifluoromethyl
as
focal
point
research
field
organic
fluorochemistry.
Here,
we
describe
nickel-catalyzed
hydrotrifluoromethylation
internal
alkynes
alkyl
bromides
to
synthesize
series
highly
regioselective
allyl
trisubstituted
alkenes.
This
reaction
is
characterized
by
mild
conditions
and
broad
functional-group
tolerance,
providing
an
efficient
practical