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ꢀ137.4 ppm), which indicates a high symmetry of the molecule.
commercially available organolithium reagent (ca. 29 mmol in
organic solvent) was added dropwise while stirring. The mixture
waswarmed upto0 8Cduring30 minandstirredforanother30 min.
The mixture was then cooled to ꢀ100 8C, MTFA (ca. 15 mmol) was
added dropwise and the resulting mixture warmed up to ꢀ70 8C
during next 3 h. The reaction was quenched by addition of
trifluoroacetic acid adjusting pH ca. 5. The crude final mixture
was warmed uptor.t. duringnext2 handthenfiltered. Diethylether
(50 mL) was added to the solution, which was washed three times
with saturated water solution of NH4Cl (3 ꢂ 20 mL). Organic layer
was dried over MgSO4 and then filtered. The crude product was
purified by column chromatography (50 g of silica gel, CH2Cl2).
Both signals appear as doublets cleaved by the same coupling
3
constant JFF = 3.7. Very low coupling constants indicate Z-
configuration on the both double bonds as comes out from the
data in Table 2: the coupling constants for the corresponding E-
configurations are incomparably higher than those for Z-config-
urations.
3. Conclusions
A new
b,
b0-coupling of methyl 2,3,3-trifluorprop-2-noate (1)
by some lithium diorganylcuprates, in which sp2 C–F bonds are
cleaved, afforded dimethyl (Z,Z)-2,3,4,5-tetrafluorohexa-2,4-die-
nedioate (3). The reagents possessing more bulky organyls (butyl,
4.4.2. Reaction of MTFA (1) with lithium dimethylcuprate
MTFA (2.13 g, 15.2 mmol), CuI (2.91 g, 15.3 mmol), methyl-
lithium (22 ml, 30.4 mmol, 1.4 M in diethyl ether), product 3
(1.41 g, 5.81 mmol, 76.4%), ratio 3/4 = 95/5; product 4 (5% rel., 4a/
4b = 90/10).
Dimethyl (Z,Z)-2,3,4,5-tetrafluorohexa-2,4-dienedioate (3): 1H
NMR (CDCl3) d d: 53.2 (s, OCH3);
: 3.88 (s, 6H) ppm. 13C NMR (CDCl3)
phenyl) afforded products of the
bC–F substitution.
4. Experimental
4.1. General comments
1
2
2
3
All starting organolithium reagents and CuI were purchased
from Sigma–Aldrich and used without any further treatment. NMR
spectra were recorded on a Bruker WP 80 SY (1H, 80.13 MHz; 19F,
75.4 MHz) or a Varian 300 HC (1H, 300.08 MHz; 13C, 75.46 MHz;
141.0 (dddd, JCF = 273.1, JCF = 13.7, JCF = 12.3, JCF = 3.5, CF);
1
2
3
4
141.0 (dddd, JCF = 273.1, JCF = 33.2, JCF = 22.0, JCF = 3.0, CF);
158.7 (d, 2JCF = 29.5, C55O); ppm. 19F NMR (CDCl3)
d
: ꢀ120.3 (s, 1F,
3JFF = 3.7); ꢀ137.4 (s, 1F, 3JFF = 3.7, CFC55O) ppm. GC–MS (EI): 243
(M+ + 1; 0.6), 243 (M+, 4.1), 183 (100). Anal. Calcd for C8H6F4O4: C,
39.69; H, 2.50. Found: C, 39.58; H, 2.54.
19F, 276.51 MHz) instrument in CDCl3. Chemical shifts
relative to tetramethylsilane (1H, 0.0 ppm), CDCl3 13C, 77.0 ppm)
d (ppm) are
(
or CFCl3 (19F, 0.0 ppm). For recording of 13C NMR spectra the pulse
sequences APT or DEPT were used. Coupling constants J are given in
Hz. Mass spectra were recorded using a combination of Hewlett
Packard GC HP 5890 series II gas chromatograph and a Hewlett
Packard MS HP 5971 mass spectrometer (70 eV, EI). The capillary
column for GC was DB5-MS.
Methyl (Z)-2,3-difluorobut-2-enoate (4a): 1H NMR (CDCl3)
d:
3
4
2.38 (dd, 3H, JHF = 19.5, JHF = 4.1); 3.84 (s, 3H) ppm. 13C NMR
3
(CDCl3)
d
: 15.0 (d, JCF = 1.3, CH3); 52.2 (s, OCH3); 136.8 (dd,
1JCF = 250,7, 2JCF = 18,9, CF); 156.8 (dd, 1JCF = 268.9, 2JCF = 13.7, CF);
161.5 (dd, JCF = 27.3, JCF = 10.3, C55O); ppm. 19F NMR (CDCl3)
d:
2
3
ꢀ99.05 (q, 1F, 3JHF = 19.5); ꢀ154.3 (s, 1F, CFC55O) ppm. GC–MS (EI):
137 (M+ + 1; 3.7), 136 (M+; 63.0), 135 (M+ ꢀ 1; 0.9), 105 (100).
4.2. Reaction of MTFA (1) with methylmagnesium iodide
Methyl (E)-2,3-difluorobut-2-enoate (4b): 1H NMR (CDCl3)
d:
3
4
2.18 (dd, 3H, JHF = 17.1, JHF = 5.8); 3.86 (s, 3H) ppm. 13C NMR
Under argon, a solution of methylmagnesium iodide (6.2 mmol)
in diethyl ether (30 mL) was added dropwise to a solution of MTFA
(6 mmol) in diethyl ether (20 mL) placed in a flask, which was
cooled in ice-salt bath while stirring (magnetic spinbar). The
mixture was reacted for 2 h and then let to warm up to r.t. during
4 h and after that quenched by trifluoroacetic acid. The ethereal
layer was washed with saturated water solution of NH4Cl and dried
over MgSO4. Volatile components were distilled off (rotary
evaporator) and the residue, a complex mixture (TLC) was
chromatographed (CH2Cl2). The only product isolated was dimer
2 of MTFA (20.1 mg, 14.4 mmol, 4,8%) as a mixture of (E)/(Z) = 88/
12 isomers [10].
(CDCl3)
d
: 14.4 (dd, 2JCF = 44.7, 3JCF = 1.1, CH3); 53.1 (s, OCH3); 139.2
1
2
1
2
(dd, JCF = 233.0, JCF = 39.0, CF); 158.9 (dd, JCF = 268.9, JCF = 49.3,
CF); ppm. 19F NMR (CDCl3)
3JHF = 17.1); ꢀ165.9 (dq, 1F, JFF = 128.2, JHF = 4.9, CFC55O) ppm.
GC–MS (EI): 137 (M+ + 1; 3.7), 136 (M+; 56.5), 135 (M+ ꢀ 1; 0.5), 105
(100).
3
d:
ꢀ110.2 (dq, 1F, JFF = 128.2,
3
4
4.4.3. Reaction of MTFA (1) with lithium di-tert-butylcuprate
MTFA (2.01 g, 14.4 mmol), CuI (2.81 g, 14.8 mmol), tert-
butyllithium (16.9 ml, 28.7 mmol, 1.7 M in pentane), complex
mixture of fluorinated products (2.56 g) was obtained, 19F NMR
and GC–MS identified product 3 and product 5 (5a/5b = 77/23), the
ratio of 5/3 = 44/56.
4.3. Reaction of MTFA (1) with methyllithium
Methyl (Z)-3,3-difluoro-4,4-dimethylpent-2-enoate (5a): 19F
3
NMR (CDCl3)
d
: ꢀ107.5 (bs, 1F); ꢀ150.4 (d, 1F, JFF = 4.0, CFC55O)
To a solution of MTFA (524 mg, 3.74 mmol) in THF (15 mL) in a
flask (25 mL), which was cooled to ꢀ100 8C under argon, a solution
of methyllithium in diethyl ether (2.9 mL, 1.4 M, 4.1 mmol) was
added dropwise while stirring. The mixture was stirred for 1 h, then
acidifiedwithtrifluoroaceticacid topH = ꢁ5and thenlettowarmup
to r.t. during 2 h. The mixture was neutralized by a solution of
NaHCO3 and then filtered. Volatile components were distilled off
(rotary evaporator) and the residue subjected to analysis (19F NMR,
TLC), which detected a rich mixture of compounds mostly of polar
ones. The separation was not successful.
ppm. GC–MS (EI): 178 (M+; 3.3), 59 (100).
Methyl (E)-3,3-difluoro-4,4-dimethylpent-2-enoate (5b): 19F
3
NMR (CDCl3)
d
: ꢀ128.1 (d, 1F, JFF = 130.8); ꢀ165.5 (d, 1F,
3JFF = 130.3, CFC55O) ppm. GC–MS (EI): 178 (M+, 5.9), 131 (100).
4.4.4. Reaction of MTFA (1) with lithium dibutylcuprate (Bu2CuLi)
MTFA (1.95 g; 13.9 mmol), CuI (2.71 g, 14.2 mmol), butyl-
lithium (14 ml, 27.9 mmol, 2 M in pentane), product 6 (2 g,
11.2 mmol, 80.9%, 6a/6b = 93/7).
Anal. Calcd for C8H12F2O2: C, 53.93; H, 6.79. Found: C, 53.88; H,
6.85.
4.4. Reaction of MTFA (1) with lithium dialkylcuprates
Methyl (Z)-2,3-difluorohept-2-enoate (6a): 1H NMR (CDCl3)
d:
0.94 (t, 3H, 3JHH = 7.4); 1.33–1.45 (m, 2H); 1.55–1.65 (m, 2H); 2.77
3
3
4
4.4.1. General procedure
(ddt, 2H, JHF = 26.4, JHH = 7.4, JHF = 2.8); 3.85 (s, 3H) ppm. 13C
To a mixture of CuI (ca. 15 mmol) and dry THF (30 mL) in a flask
(50 mL), which was cooled to ꢀ20 8C under argon, a solution of
NMR (CDCl3)
d
: 13.4 (s, CH3); 21.9 (s, CH2); 27.8 (d, 3JCF = 2.3, CH2);
2
4
28.0 (dd, JCF = 20.2, JCF = 1.7, CH2); 52.1 (s, OCH3); 135.8 (dd,