| Literature DB >> 22229949 |
Yuta Fujiwara1, Janice A Dixon, Rodrigo A Rodriguez, Ryan D Baxter, Darryl D Dixon, Michael R Collins, Donna G Blackmond, Phil S Baran.
Abstract
Molecular scaffolds containing alkylfluorine substituents are desired in many areas of chemical research from materials to pharmaceuticals. Herein, we report the invention of a new reagent (Zn(SO(2)CF(2)H)(2), DFMS) for the innate difluoromethylation of organic substrates via a radical process. This mild, operationally simple, chemoselective, and scalable difluoromethylation method is compatible with a range of nitrogen-containing heteroarene substrates of varying complexity as well as select classes of conjugated π-systems and thiols. Regiochemical comparisons suggest that the CF(2)H radical generated from the new reagent possesses nucleophilic character.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22229949 PMCID: PMC3269891 DOI: 10.1021/ja211422g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419