a- and b-Stannyl Trifluoromethylbutenoates: Regioselective Preparation and Use
(10 mol%) in DMF (8 mL), and the resulting suspension
In summary, we have investigated the transition
metal-free catalyzed hydrostannylation of ethyl 4,4,4-
trifluorobut-2-ynoate. The hydrostannylation took
place smoothly in the absence of additive, providing
regioselectively high yields of the corresponding a- or
b-stannylated alkenoates depending on the nature of
the solvent used. These new reagents readily undergo
copper(I)-catalyzed coupling reactions with allylic
and propargylic bromides to provide good yields of
the corresponding allyl- or propargylacrylate esters
bearing a b-trifluoromethyl group. This method pro-
vided a new efficient entry to this important class of
compounds. Investigations into the synthesis of new
acrylic esters containing a trifluoromethyl group using
other electrophiles are currently in progress
was stirred for 3 h at 508C. Ethyl acetate (10 mL) and 1M
aqueous KF (5 mL) were added, and the reaction mixture
was stirred for two more hours. The mixture was then ex-
tracted three times with ether, and the combined organic
layers were washed with saturated aqueous NH4Cl and
brine, dried over anhydrous MgSO4 and concentrated under
reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel
column chromatography, using petroleum ether/diethyl
ether (100:0 to 98:2) as eluent.
(E)-Ethyl
3-trifluoromethyl-6-methylhepta-2,5-dienoate
(3c): 68% isolated yield; colourless oil; 1H NMR (CDCl3,
200 MHz): d=6.31 (s, 1H), 5.09 (t, J=6.3 Hz, 1H), 4.24 (q,
J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.42 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 1.71 (s, 3H), 1.68
(s, 3H), 1.31 (t, J=7.1 Hz, 3H); 13C NMR (CDCl3,
50 MHz): d=164.6, 145.0 (q, JC,F =27.8 Hz), 134.6, 123.3 (q,
J
J
C,F =273.6 Hz), 121.9 (q, JC,F =6.0 Hz), 118.7, 60.9, 25.7 (q,
C,F =3.6 Hz), 25.5, 17.7, 14.0; 19F NMR (CDCl3, 376 MHz):
d=À68.9; IR (neat): n=2983, 2932, 1730, 1676, 1308, 1203,
1170: MS (EI): m/z (%)=236 (63), 191 (62), 188 (67), 165
(100), 93 (87); HR-MS (EI): m/z=236.1020, calcd. for
C11H15F3O2 (M+): 236.1024.
Experimental Section
General Procedure for the Synthesis of Stannylvinyl
(E)-Ethyl 3-trifluoromethylhex-2-en-5-ynoate (3l): 63%
isolated yield; colourless oil; 1H NMR (CDCl3, 200 MHz):
d=6.42 (s, 1H), 4.27 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.67 (d, J=2.6 Hz,
2H), 2.03 (t, J=2.6 Hz, 1H), 1.33 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H);
Esters 2a, b
n-Bu3SnH (790 mg, 2.71 mmol) was slowly added to a solu-
tion of ethyl 4,4,4-trifluorobutynoate (500 mg, 3.01 mmol) in
20 mL of solvent, at room temperature. The mixture was
stirred for 2 h and the solvent was then evaporated under
reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel
column chromatography using petroleum ether as an eluent,
and products (Z)-2a, b were isolated as colourless oils.
13C NMR (CDCl3, 50 MHz): d=164.0, 139.8 (q, JC,F
=
29.8 Hz), 123.8 (q, JC,F =5.5 Hz), 122.7 (q, JC,F =273.5 Hz),
77.9, 69.2, 61.4, 15.8, 14.0; 19F NMR (CDCl3, 470 MHz): d=
À68.7; IR (neat): n=3314, 2961, 2928, 2128, 1730, 1677,
1377, 1186 cmÀ1; MS (EI): m/z (%)=178 (100), 161 (28),
133 (29), 113 (21), 102 (26); HR-MS (EI): m/z=206.0558,
calcd. for C9H8F3O2 (M+): 206.0555.
(Z)-Ethyl
4,4,4-trifluoro-2-tributylstannyl-but-2-enoate
(2a): 82% isolated yield; colourless oil; 1H NMR (CDCl3,
200 MHz): d=6.85 (q, JH,F =7.6 Hz, JSn,H =72 Hz, 1H), 4.22
(q, J=7.1 Hz, 2H), 1.60–0.80 (m, 30H); 13C NMR (CDCl3,
50 MHz): d=171.1, 151.7, (q, JC,F =6.7 Hz), 134.8 (q, JC,F
=
=
C,F =271.0 Hz), 61.4, 28.7 (2JSn,C
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34.6 Hz), 123.0 (q,
J
20.0 Hz), 27.1 (3JSn,C =64.3 Hz), 14.2, 13.5, 11.7 (1JSn,C =357–
19F NMR
(CDCl3,
376 MHz):
d=À62.4;
We thank MESR and CNRS for financial support.
348 Hz);
119Sn NMR (CDCl3, 149 MHz): d=À26.2; IR (neat): n=
2958, 2924, 2873, 2856, 1716, 1465, 1278, 1231, 1145 cmÀ1
;
MS (EI): m/z (%)=401 (M+À57, 100), 253 (38), 177 (38),
101 (43), 57 (42); HR-MS (EI): m/z=458.1460, calcd. for
C18H33F3O2Sn (M+): 458.1455.
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