Fluorine-containing
compounds
are
widely
found
in
pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals,
and
functional
materials.
In
particular,
containing
enantioenriched
trifluoromethyl
groups
essential
because
they
show
metabolic
stability,
lipophilicity,
membrane
permeability
vivo.
this
study,
an
enantioselective
Pictet-Spengler
reaction
of
tryptamine
derivatives
with
1,1,1-trifluoro-4-[tris(1-methylethyl)silyl]-3-butyn-2-one
catalyzed
by
a
chiral
phosphoric
acid
is
demonstrated,
which
provides
CF3-containing
tetrahydro-β-carboline
good
yields
high
enantioselectivities.
A
highly
enantioselective
Mn-catalyzed
hydrogenation
of
fluorinated
imines
has
been
realized.
The
success
this
is
attributed
to
the
use
chiral
ferrocenyl
P,N,N
ligand
bearing
an
additional
center
at
pyridinylmethyl
position.
displayed
broad
functional
group
tolerance,
thus
furnishing
a
wide
range
optically
active
amines
with
up
98%
enantiomeric
excess.
utility
methodology
well-demonstrated
by
scale-up
asymmetric
N-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-ethan-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-phenyl-1-imine.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2025
A
visible-light-driven
intermolecular
tandem
α-amidotrifluoroethylation/cyclization
of
enaminones
using
a
previously
unreported
N-trifluoroethylaminopyridinium
salt
was
achieved
in
the
absence
transition
metal
catalysts
or
bases.
Notable
features
this
synthetic
method
include
mild
conditions,
high
selectivity,
excellent
functional
group
compatibility,
and
satisfactory
yields.
Preliminary
mechanistic
studies
indicate
that
reaction
proceeds
via
radical
pathway,
involving
an
situ
generated
N-trifluoroethyl
radical,
followed
by
1,2-H
shift.
Fluorine-containing
compounds
are
widely
found
in
pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals,
and
functional
materials.
In
particular,
containing
enantioenriched
trifluoromethyl
groups
essential
because
they
show
metabolic
stability,
lipophilicity,
membrane
permeability
vivo.
this
study,
an
enantioselective
Pictet-Spengler
reaction
of
tryptamine
derivatives
with
1,1,1-trifluoro-4-[tris(1-methylethyl)silyl]-3-butyn-2-one
catalyzed
by
a
chiral
phosphoric
acid
is
demonstrated,
which
provides
CF3-containing
tetrahydro-β-carboline
good
yields
high
enantioselectivities.