T. Billard, B. R. Langlois, G. Blond
FULL PAPER
given in ppm relative to TMS (1H, 13C) or CFCl3 (19F) as internal
references. Coupling constants are given in Hz. Mass spectrometry
was performed at 70 eV. Flash chromatography was performed on
silica gel 60M (0.04Ϫ0.063 mm). Melting points (uncorrected) were
determined in capillary tubes on a Büchi apparatus. Elemental ana-
lyses were carried out by the ‘‘Centre de Microanalyse’’ of the
CNRS at Solaize.
NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ75.19. Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ 253 [Mϩ·], 184, 176, 106, 78, 77,
69, 51. Ϫ C13H10F3NO: C 61.66, H 3.98, N 5.53; found C 62.01,
H 4.35, N 5.36.
2,2,2-Trifluoro-1,1-di(2-pyridyl)ethyl Trimethylsilyl Ether (2e): Pet-
roleum ether/acetone (4:1). Oil (196 mg, 60%). Ϫ 1H NMR: δ ϭ
8.54Ϫ8.57 (m, 2 H), 7.70Ϫ7.81 (m, 4 H), 7.21Ϫ7.26 (m, 2 H), 0.06
(s, 9 H). Ϫ 13C NMR: δ ϭ 158.9, 148.7, 136.9, 125.0 (q, J ϭ 287.7),
123.6, 123.2 (q, J ϭ 1.7), 83.6 (q, J ϭ 27.6), 2.3. Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ
Ϫ73.55. Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ 326 [Mϩ·], 311, 257, 242, 215, 187, 168, 150,
121, 106, 78, 73, 51. Ϫ C15H17F3N2OSi (326.39): C 55.20, H 5.25,
Si 8.60; found C 55.29, H 5.64, Si 8.25.
Synthesis of 1-(4-Benzylpiperazino)-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (1): Mo-
˚
lecular sieves (4 A) and the methyl hemiketal of fluoral (12 g,
92 mmol) were added to a solution of N-benzylpiperazine (14.77 g,
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84 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (80 mL; dried over 4 A molecular sieves). The
reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 48 h then fil-
tered and the solvents evaporated in vacuo at room temperature.
The residue was dissolved in CH2Cl2. Compound 1 was precipit-
ated from this solution by addition of pentane to yield 17.56 g of
a white solid (76%). M.p. 101Ϫ102 °C. Ϫ 1H NMR: δ ϭ 7.28Ϫ7.38
(m, 5 H), 4.68 (broad s, 1 H), 4.49 (q, J ϭ 5.9, 1 H), 3.56 (s, 2 H),
2.87 (t, J ϭ 4.85, 4 H), 2.50 (broad t, J ϭ 4.85, 4 H). Ϫ 13C NMR:
δ ϭ 137.4, 129.9, 128.7, 127.7, 124.0 (q, J ϭ 287.4), 84.5 (q, J ϭ
32.0), 63.3, 53.3, 47.2. Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ76.1 (d, J ϭ 5.8). Ϫ
MS: m/z ϭ 274 [Mϩ·], 257, 176, 134, 91. Ϫ C13H17F3N2O (274.28):
C 56.93, H 6.25, N 10.21; found C 57.13, H 6.22, N 10.23.
2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-(2-naphthyl)-1-phenylethanol
(2f):
Petroleum
ether/diethyl ether (30:1). Oil (242 mg, 80%). Ϫ 1H NMR: δ ϭ 8.21
(s, 1 H), 7.84Ϫ7.96 (m, 3 H), 7.56Ϫ7.65 (m, 5 H), 7.41Ϫ7.54 (m,
3 H), 3.25 (s, 1 H). Ϫ 13C NMR: δ ϭ 139.7, 137.0, 133.5, 133.1,
129.2, 129.1, 128.8, 128.6, 128.0 (q, J ϭ 1.7), 128.0, 127.4, 127.0,
127.0 (q, J ϭ 1.5), 125.9 (q, J ϭ 286.6), 125.6 (q, J ϭ 1.5), 80.1 (q,
J ϭ 28.5). Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ74.38. Ϫ C18H13F3O (302.29): C
71.52, H 4.33; found C 71.28, H 4.66.
2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-phenyl-1-(2-thienyl)ethanol (2g): Petroleum ether/
1
acetone (9:1). Oil (121 mg, 47%). Ϫ H NMR: δ ϭ 7.64Ϫ7.70 (m,
2 H), 7.38Ϫ7.44 (m, 4 H), 7.25Ϫ7.27 (m, 1 H), 7.04Ϫ7.07 (m, 1
H), 3.32 (s, 1 H). Ϫ 13C NMR: δ ϭ 143.6, 138.2, 129.5, 128.6,
127.6 (q, J ϭ 2.1), 127.4 (q, J ϭ 1.5), 127.3, 127.2, 125.2 (q, J ϭ
286.4), 78.2 (q, J ϭ 29.9). Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ76.70. Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ
258 [Mϩ·], 189, 111, 105, 77, 69, 51, 39. Ϫ C12H9F3OS (258.26): C
55.81, H 3.51, S 12.42; found C 55.56, H 3.68, S 12.10.
General Procedure for the Trifluoromethylation of 1: In a two-
necked flask 1 (0.548 g, 2 mmol), the carbonyl substrate (1 mmol)
and dry THF (1 mL) were successively introduced, under nitrogen.
After solubilization, tBuOK (2 mL of a 1 solution in THF,
2 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at room tem-
perature for 24 h. After reaction, ClSiMe3 (0.5 mL) or aqueous 1
HCl (1 mL) was dropped into the reaction mixture, which was
then extracted twice with brine and ether. The combined organic
layers were dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated in vacuo at room
temperature. The crude residue was purified by flash chromato-
graphy. Eluents are indicated for each compound.
9-(Trifluoromethyl)-9H-thioxanthen-9-ol (2h): Petroleum ether/acet-
1
one (19:1). Beige solid (200 mg, 71%). M.p. 121 °C. Ϫ H NMR:
δ ϭ 7.96Ϫ7.99 (m, 2 H), 7.28Ϫ7.39 (m, 6 H), 3.06 (s, 1 H). Ϫ 13C
NMR: δ ϭ 132.2, 130.3, 129.7, 128.9, 126.7, 126.3, 125.2 (q, J ϭ
288.1), 74.3 (q, J ϭ 30.7). Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ81.11. Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ
282 [Mϩ·], 213, 184, 152, 77, 69. Ϫ C13H17F3N2O (274.28): C 59.57,
H 3.21, S 11.36; found C 59.81, H 3.29, S 11.45.
2,2,2-Trifluoro-1,1-diphenylethanol (2a): Petroleum ether/acetone
(19:1). Oil (202 mg, 80%).1H NMR: δ ϭ 7.46Ϫ7.50 (m, 4 H),
7.31Ϫ7.34 (m, 6 H), 3.09 (s, 1 H). Ϫ 13C NMR: δ ϭ 139.5, 128.7,
127.5 (q, J ϭ 1.6), 125.5 (q, J ϭ 286.0), 79.6 (q, J ϭ 28.7). Ϫ 19F
NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ74.70. Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ 252 [Mϩ·], 189, 105, 77, 51, 39.
Ϫ C14H11F3O (252.23): C 66.67, H 4.39; found C 66.68, H 4.55.
2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-phenylethyl Trimethylsilyl Ether (2i): Petroleum
ether. Oil (161 mg, 65%). Ϫ 1H NMR: δ ϭ 7.53Ϫ7.57 (m, 2 H),
7.42Ϫ7.47 (m, 3 H), 5.01 (q, J ϭ 6.6, 1 H), 0.21 (s, 9 H). Ϫ 13C
NMR: δ ϭ 135.9 (q, J ϭ 1.2), 129.5, 128.7, 128.0 (q, J ϭ 1.2),
124.7 (q, J ϭ 282.2), 73.7 (q, J ϭ 31.8), 0.1. Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ
Ϫ78.90 (d, J ϭ 7.7). Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ 248 [Mϩ·], 179, 137, 109, 77, 73.
9-(Trifluoromethyl)-9H-fluoren-9-ol (2b): Petroleum ether/acetone
(20:1). Beige solid (160 mg, 64%). M.p. 91 °C. Ϫ 1H NMR: δ ϭ
7.67 (m, 4 H), 7.48 (m, 2 H), 7.36 (m, 2 H), 2.99 (broad s, 1 H). Ϫ
13C NMR: δ ϭ 141.4, 141.3, 131.2, 128.8, 125.6 (q, J ϭ 1.7), 125.5
(q, J ϭ 284.1), 120.8, 81.8 (q, J ϭ 30.8). Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ79.1.
Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ 250 [Mϩ·], 181, 152, 76. Ϫ C14H9F3O (250.22): C
67.20, H 3.63; found C 66.94, H 3.70.
2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-(1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)ethyl
Trimethylsilyl
1
Ether (2j): Petroleum ether. Oil (241 mg, 96%). Ϫ H NMR: δ ϭ
6.66 (dd, J ϭ 2.6, J ϭ 2, 1 H), 6.27 (dd, J ϭ 3.7, J ϭ 1.8, 1 H),
6.13 (dd, J ϭ 2.7, J ϭ 3.7, 1 H), 5.08 (q, J ϭ 7.1, 1 H), 3.73 (s, 3
H), 0.16 (s, 9 H). Ϫ 13C NMR: δ ϭ 125.5, 125.2, 124.6 (q, J ϭ
282.0), 111.5 (q, J ϭ 1.2), 107.6, 68.8 (q, J ϭ 33.9), 35.2 (q, J ϭ
2.3), Ϫ0.1. Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ77.66 (d, J ϭ 7.3). Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ
251 [Mϩ·], 182, 162, 140, 73. Ϫ C10H16F3NOSi (251.32 : C 47.79,
H 6.42, N 5.57; found C 47.94, H 6.41, N 5.30.
2,2,2-Trifluoro-1,1-bis(4-fluorophenyl)ethanol (2c): Petroleum ether/
diethyl ether (19:1) Oil (216 mg, 75%). Ϫ 1H NMR: δ ϭ 7.49
(broad dd, J ϭ 5.2, J ϭ 8.3, 4 H), 7.07 (t, J ϭ 8.3, 4 H), 3.13 (s, 1
H). Ϫ 13C NMR: δ ϭ 163.2 (d, J ϭ 248.3), 135.4 (d, J ϭ 3.5),
129.8 (dq, J ϭ 8.1, J ϭ 1.7), 125.5 (q, J ϭ 286.4), 115.7 (d, J ϭ
21.8), 79.2 (q, J ϭ 28.9). Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ75.01 (s, 3F), Ϫ113.04
(m, 2F). Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ 288 [Mϩ·], 219, 123, 95, 75, 69. Ϫ C14H9F5O
(288.21): C 58.34, H 3.15; found C 57.98, H 3.36.
2-Methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-3-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]-1-isoindolinone
(2k): Pure after extraction. Brown solid (230 mg, 76%). M.p. 80Ϫ83
1
°C. Ϫ H NMR: δ ϭ 7.85 (m, 1 H), 7.60Ϫ7.65 (m, 3 H), 3.08 (s,
3 H), Ϫ0.07 (s, 9 H). Ϫ 13C NMR: δ ϭ 167.4, 140.1, 133.4, 132.3,
131.3, 127.3 (q, J ϭ 1.5), 123.7, 122.9 (q, J ϭ 287.0), 88.5 (q, J ϭ
39.0), 25.2, 0.8. Ϫ 19F NMR: δ ϭ Ϫ80.76. Ϫ MS: m/z ϭ 234, 214,
164, 151, 73.
2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-phenyl-1-(2-pyridyl)ethanol (2d): Petroleum ether/
diethyl ether (9:1) Beige solid (202 mg, 80%). M.p. 60Ϫ61 °C. Ϫ
1H NMR: δ ϭ 8.61Ϫ8.63 (m, 1 H), 7.70Ϫ7.78 (m, 3 H), 7.50Ϫ7.55
(m, 1 H), 7.32Ϫ7.47 (m, 4 H), 7.06 (broad s, 1 H).13C NMR: δ ϭ
155.3, 147.6, 138.7, 137.9, 129.0, 128.9, 127.4 (q, J ϭ 2.1), 125.5
(q, J ϭ 286.4), 124.4, 123.3 (q, J ϭ 1.9), 78.1 (q, J ϭ 28.9). Ϫ 19F
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