Synthesis of trifluoromethyl ketones by nucleophilic trifluoromethylation of esters under a fluoroform/KHMDS/triglyme system

Autor: Yamato Fujihira, Yumeng Liang, Makoto Ono, Kazuki Hirano, Takumi Kagawa, Norio Shibata
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 431-438 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1860-5397
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.17.39
Popis: A straightforward method that enables the formation of biologically attractive trifluoromethyl ketones from readily available methyl esters using the potent greenhouse gas fluoroform (HCF3, HFC-23) was developed. The combination of fluoroform and KHMDS in triglyme at −40 °C was effective for this transformation, with good yields as high as 92%. Substrate scope of the trifluoromethylation procedure was explored for aromatic, aliphatic, and conjugated methyl esters. This study presents a straightforward trifluoromethylation process of various methyl esters that convert well to the corresponding trifluoromethyl ketones. The tolerance of various pharmacophores under the reaction conditions was also explored.
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