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Photoredox/Hydrogen Atom Transfer Cocatalyzed C-H Difluoroallylation of Amides, Ethers, and Alkyl Aldehydes
Yuan-Qiang Guo1, Yifan Wu1, Ruiguo Wang1
1State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Herein, we report a method that combines hydrogen atom transfer and photoredox catalysis to achieve the dehydrogenative difluoroallylation of amides, ethers, and alkyl aldehydes. This operationally convenient method transforms a broad scope of substrates into the corresponding gem-difluoroalkenes via the construction of C(sp3)-C(sp3) or C(sp3)-C(sp2) bonds. Excellent functional group compatibility and high selectivity make this method have a wide range of substrate types and render it suitable for late-stage modification of pharmaceutical intermediates.
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