Benzylic C(sp(3) )H Perfluoroalkylation of Six-Membered Heteroaromatic Compounds
Yoichiro Kuninobu1,2, Masahiro Nagase3, Motomu Kanai4,5
1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033 (Japan). kuninobu@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Successful benzylic C(sp(3) )-H trifluoromethylation, pentafluoroethylation, and heptafluoropropylation of six-membered heteroaromatic compounds were achieved as the first examples of a practical benzylic C(sp(3) )-H perfluoroalkylation. In these reactions, BF2 Cn F2n+1 (n=1-3) functioned as both a Lewis acid to activate the benzylic position and a Cn F2n+1 (n=1-3) source. The perfluoroalkylation proceeded at both terminal and internal positions of the alkyl chains. Perfluoroalkylated products were obtained in moderate to excellent yields, even on gram scale, and in a sequential procedure without isolation of the intermediates. By using this method, trifluoromethylation of a bioactive compound, as well as introduction of a CF3 group into a bioactive molecular skeleton, proceeded regioselectively.
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