Synthesis of precursors of gem-difluorodiols and amino alcohols using electrochemical and photochemical reactions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-2006-939079

Photo-initiated S-CF₂ bond cleavage of electrochemically prepared 4-[difluoro(phenylthio)methyl]-1,3-dioxolanone and 4- [difluoro(phenylthio)methyl]-1,3-oxazolidinone in the presence of olefins provided the corresponding radical addition products, while the photolysis in the presence of aromatics and heteroaromatics provided radical substitution products in moderate yields. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.