Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
23(15), P. 6153 - 6157
Published: July 16, 2021
An
efficient
visible-light-promoted
N-radical-mediated
tandem
radical
cyclization/defluorinated
alkylation
of
β,γ-unsaturated
hydrazones,
and
α-trifluoromethyl
alkenes
is
described.
This
protocol
provides
a
general
effective
route
to
synthesize
various
dihydropyrazole-fused
gem-difluoroalkenes
at
moderate
excellent
yields
under
redox-neutral,
metal-free,
mild
conditions.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
364(2), P. 234 - 267
Published: Nov. 29, 2021
Abstract
Fluorine‐containing
moieties
are
widely
used
in
the
pharmaceutical,
agrochemical,
and
material
fields.
Thus,
these
structures
of
immense
interest
fields
organic
synthesis
medicinal
chemistry.
Among
various
fluorinated
groups,
difluoromethyl
unit
has
drawn
increasing
attention
due
to
its
unique
pharmaceutical
properties.
In
recent
years,
several
methods
for
difluoromethylated
compounds
have
been
rapidly
developed.
However,
most
treat
aromatic
with
excess
difluoromethylating
reagents,
which
often
contain
organometallic
compounds,
so
transformations
generally
less
environmentally
friendly
atom‐economical.
this
review,
we
summarize
development
new
motifs
or
difluoroalkenes
from
trifluoromethylated
trifluoromethyl
alkenes
via
single
C(
sp
3
)−F
bond
cleavage.
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Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(30), P. 11602 - 11610
Published: July 22, 2021
Herein
we
report
a
chromium-catalyzed
allylic
defluorinative
ketyl
olefin
coupling
between
aldehydes
and
α-trifluoromethyl
alkenes,
which
provides
novel
efficient
access
to
diverse
gem-difluorohomoallylic
alcohols.
Remarkably,
the
high
chemoselectivity
of
this
reaction
enables
conversion
formyl
moiety
in
presence
various
easily
reducible
functionalities
including
ketone,
organohalides,
aziridine,
sulfone,
alkyne,
unactivated
alkene.
The
utility
method
is
demonstrated
by
simple
derivatizations
attached
hydroxyl
group
products.
preliminary
mechanistic
investigations
suggest
pathway
with
rate-limiting
C–C
forming
step
followed
facile
β-fluoro
elimination.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(49)
Published: Aug. 22, 2023
Abstract
Much
progress
has
been
made
in
the
development
of
methods
to
both
create
compounds
that
contain
C−F
bonds
and
functionalize
bonds.
As
such,
are
becoming
common
versatile
synthetic
functional
handles.
This
review
summarizes
advantages
defluorinative
functionalization
reactions
for
small
molecule
synthesis.
The
coverage
is
organized
by
type
carbon
framework
fluorine
attached
mono‐
polyfluorinated
motifs.
main
challenges,
opportunities
advances
discussed
each
class
organofluorine.
Most
text
focuses
on
case
studies
illustrate
how
defluorofunctionalization
can
improve
routes
targets
or
properties
enable
unique
mechanisms
reactions.
broader
goal
showcase
incorporating
exploiting
design
routes,
improvement
specific
advent
new
methods.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
23(6), P. 2353 - 2358
Published: March 10, 2021
Herein,
we
report
a
method
that
combines
hydrogen
atom
transfer
and
photoredox
catalysis
to
achieve
the
dehydrogenative
difluoroallylation
of
amides,
ethers,
alkyl
aldehydes.
This
operationally
convenient
transforms
broad
scope
substrates
into
corresponding
gem-difluoroalkenes
via
construction
C(sp3)–C(sp3)
or
C(sp3)–C(sp2)
bonds.
Excellent
functional
group
compatibility
high
selectivity
make
this
have
wide
range
substrate
types
render
it
suitable
for
late-stage
modification
pharmaceutical
intermediates.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Oct. 7, 2020
Abstract
Alkyl
carboxylic
acids
as
well
primary
amines
are
ubiquitous
in
all
facets
of
biological
science,
pharmaceutical
chemical
science
and
materials
science.
By
conversion
to
redox-active
esters
(RAE)
Katritzky’s
N
-alkylpyridinium
salts,
respectively,
alkyl
serve
ideal
starting
forge
new
connections.
In
this
work,
a
Mn-mediated
reductive
decarboxylative/deaminative
functionalization
activated
aliphatic
is
disclosed.
A
series
C-X
(X
=
S,
Se,
Te,
H,
P)
C-C
bonds
efficiently
constructed
under
simple
mild
reaction
conditions.
The
protocol
applicable
the
late-stage
modification
some
structurally
complex
natural
products
or
drugs.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
suggest
involvement
radicals
pathway.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
58(8), P. 1066 - 1077
Published: Dec. 24, 2021
Fluorine-containing
molecules
have
found
broad
applications
in
pharmaceutical
and
agrochemical
industries
as
introducing
fluorine
into
a
molecule
could
significantly
tune
the
biological
activities
of
parent
molecules.
Thus,
synthesis
fluorine-containing
has
received
substantial
attention
over
past
few
decades.
As
complementary
strategy
for
fluorinated
compounds
through
new
Csp3-F
bonds
formation,
selective
cleavage
inert
from
easily-available
cost-effective
multifluorinated
molecules,
such
fluoroalkylaromatics,
α-trifluoromethyl
alkenes
α-multifluorinated
carbonyl
compounds,
been
emerging
an
attractive
alternative
to
access
Moreover,
inherent
nature
radical
reactions
offers
opportunity
functionalizations
occur
under
mild
conditions.
In
this
regard,
development
photoredox
catalysis,
transition-metal
or
electrochemistry
enable
species
generation
via
gained
progress
made
recent
years.
This
highlight
summerizes
advances
single-electron-transfer
enabled
pathways.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(19), P. 11960 - 11965
Published: Sept. 13, 2021
A
cross-electrophile
coupling
between
gem-difluorinated
cyclopropanes
and
2,2-difluorovinyl
tosylate
via
dual
Ni/Pd
cooperative
catalysis
under
mild
reaction
conditions
is
presented.
Various
structurally
unique
organofluorine
compounds
bearing
both
monofluoroalkene
gem-difluoroalkene
moieties
can
be
effectively
afforded
in
good
yields
with
a
high
(Z)-selectivity.
The
synthetic
utility
of
this
protocol
has
been
successfully
demonstrated
by
the
late-stage
modification
series
complex
bioactive
molecules.