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Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
4-(Difluoromethoxy)nitrobenzene is used as a key intermediate for the synthesis of 4-fluoro-3-pyridinol (F3P), a compound with potential applications in the treatment of cancer. The process begins with the reaction of 4-(difluoromethoxy)nitrobenzene and potassium hydroxide in methanol, yielding 4-fluoro-3-hydroxypyridine. This product is then further reacted with ammonia gas and pyridine to produce F3P. The final step involves heating the product at high temperature with nitric acid, resulting in nitrobenztriazole.
Additionally, 4-(Difluoromethoxy)nitrobenzene can be utilized in the development of other pharmaceutical compounds, showcasing its versatility and importance in the pharmaceutical sector. Its unique chemical properties make it a valuable building block for creating novel drugs and therapies to address various medical conditions.

InChI:InChI=1/C7H5F2NO2/c8-7(9)5-1-3-6(4-2-5)10(11)12/h1-4,7H

Upstream product

• 100-02-7 4-nitro-phenol 
• 1717-59-5 2,2-difluoro-2-(fluorosulfonyl)acetic acid 
• 75-61-6 dibromodifluoromethane 
• 1124-31-8 potassium 4-nitrophenolate 
• 54939-58-1 2-Amino-4-nitrophenyldifluormethylether 
• 22236-05-1 N-Acetyl-2-difluormethoxy-anilin 
• 54998-74-2 <2-Acatamino-5-nitro-phenyl>-difluormethyl-aether 
• 383-62-0 ethyl 2-chloro-2,2-difluoroacetate 
• 3115-68-2 tetrabutyl phosphonium bromide 
• 1895-39-2 sodium chlorodifluoroacetate 
• 1514-87-0 metyhyl chlorodifluoroacetate 
• 930836-30-9 (chlorodifluoromethylsulfonyl)benzene 
• 65094-22-6 diethyl (bromodifluoromethyl)phosphonate 
• 74159-81-2 p-nitrophenyl chlorodifluoromethyl sulfone 

Downstream Products

• 55536-21-5 5-difluoromethoxy-3-phenyl-benzo[c]isoxazole 
• 55384-48-0 2-Amino-5-difluormethyloxybenzophenon 
• 22236-10-8 4-difluoromethoxyaniline 
• 140477-24-3 N,N'-Bis-(4-difluoromethoxy-phenyl)-diazene N-oxide 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Difluoromethylation of Amino Acids via Difluorocarbene

Difluoromethyl amino acids (DFAA) exhibit intriguing biological properties, making them highly desirable motifs in agrochemical and pharmaceutical science. However, stereochemical control of direct difluoromethyl transformation via the difluorocarbene spe

Difluoromethylation of Phenols and Thiophenols with the S-(Difluo-romethyl)sulfonium Salt: Reaction, Scope, and Mechanistic Study

A facile and practical approach for the difluoromethylation of phenols and thiophenols was described. Making use of the recently developed bench-stable S-(difluoromethyl)sulfonium salt as the difluorocarbene precursor, a wide variety of diversely functionalized phenols and thiophenols were readily converted to their corresponding aryl difluoromethyl ethers in good to excellent yields in the presence of lithium hydroxide. Chemoselectivity of various O,S-nucleophiles toward difluorocarbene was systematically studied, suggesting the reactivity order ArS- > RS-, ArO- > ROH > RO-, ArSH, ArOH, RSH.

Triple Mode of Alkylation with Ethyl Bromodifluoroacetate: N, or O-Difluoromethylation, N-Ethylation and S-(ethoxycarbonyl)difluoromethylation

In this report, we have explored a triple mode of chemical reactivity of ethyl bromodifluoroacetate. Typically, bromodifluoroacetic acid has been used as a difluorocarbene precursor for difluoromethylation of soft nucleophiles. Here we have disclosed nucleophilicity and base dependent divergent chemical reactivity of ethyl bromodifluoroacetate. It furnishes lithium hydroxide and cesium carbonate promoted difluoromethylation of tosyl-protected aniline and electron-deficient phenols respectively. Interestingly, switching the base from lithium hydroxide to 4-N,N-dimethylamino pyridine (DMAP) tosyl-protected anilines afforded the corresponding N-ethylation product. Whereas, highly nucleophilic thiophenols furnished the corresponding S-carboethoxydifluoromethylation product via a rapid SN2 attack to the bromine atom prior to the ester hydrolysis. This mechanistic divergence was established through several control experiments. It was revealed that difluoromethylation reaction proceeds through a tandem in situ ester hydrolysis/decarboxylative-debrominative difluorocarbene formation and subsequent trapping by the soft nucleophile-NHTs or electron-deficient phenolic ?OH groups. In the presence of DMAP the hydrolysis of the ester is perturbed instead a nucleophilic attack at the ethyl moiety provides the N-ethylation product. Hence, besides the development of a practical base-promoted N-difluoromethylation of amines and electron-deficient phenols, divergent reactivity pattern of inexpensive and user-friendly ethyl bromodifluoroacetate has been explored. (Figure presented.).

Difluoromethyl bioisostere: Examining the lipophilic hydrogen bond donor concept

There is a growing interest in organic compounds containing the difluoromethyl group, as it is considered a lipophilic hydrogen bond donor that may act as a bioisostere of hydroxyl, thiol, or amine groups. A series of difluoromethyl anisoles and thioanisoles was prepared and their druglike properties, hydrogen bonding, and lipophilicity were studied. The hydrogen bond acidity parameters A (0.085-0.126) were determined using Abraham's solute 1H NMR analysis. It was found that the difluoromethyl group acts as a hydrogen bond donor on a scale similar to that of thiophenol, aniline, and amine groups but not as that of hydroxyl. Although difluoromethyl is considered a lipophilicity enhancing group, the range of the experimental Δlog P(water-octanol) values (log P(XCF2H) - log P(XCH3)) spanned from -0.1 to +0.4. For both parameters, a linear correlation was found between the measured values and Hammett σ constants. These results may aid in the rational design of drugs containing the difluoromethyl moiety.

Difluoro methylation reagent, preparation method and application thereof (by machine translation)

The present invention discloses a two-trifluoromethylation of the reagent, preparation method and application thereof. The invention [...] methylation reagent preparation process is simple, high yield; and the reagent can be a more moderate, high-efficiently the sulfonic acid, alcohol, carbonyl and on the α carbon atom of the difluoromethyl. (by machine translation)

Visible-Light Photoredox Difluoromethylation of Phenols and Thiophenols with Commercially Available Difluorobromoacetic Acid

A simple and efficient visible-light photoredox one-pot method for difluoromethylation of phenols and thiophenols has been developed. The protocol uses commercially available, inexpensive, and easy handling difluorobromoacetic acid as the difluoromethylating agent, and the diverse O- and S-difluoromethylated products were prepared in good yields with tolerance of many functional groups.

Model II fluorine asia [...] inner salt synthesis and its application

The present invention provides synthesis and application of difluoro methylene phosphorus inner salt, wherein the compound has a structure shown in Formula A: (R1R2R3)P+CF2CO2 -. The definitions of substituent groups are described in the specification. Th

Decarboxylative Trifluoromethylating Reagent [Cu(O2CCF3)(phen)] and Difluorocarbene Precursor [Cu(phen)2][O2CCF2Cl]

This article describes the new economic decarboxylative trifluoromethylating reagent [Cu(phen)(O2CCF3)] (1; phen=1,10-phenanthroline) and the efficient difluorocarbene precursor [Cu(phen)2][O2CCF2Cl] (2). Treatment of copper tert-butoxide with phen and subsequent addition of trifluoroacetic acid or chlorodifluoroacetic acid afforded air-stable complexes 1 and 2, respectively, which were characterized by X-ray crystallography. The copper(I) ion in 1 is coordinated by a bidentate phen ligand, a monodentate trifluoroacetate group, and a molecule of CH3CN in a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. The molecular structure of 2 adopts an ionic form that consists of a [Cu(phen)2]+ cation and a chlorodifluoroacetate anion. Complex 1 reacted with a variety of aryl and heteroaryl halides to form trifluoromethyl (hetero)arenes in good yields. The corresponding Hammett plot exhibited a linear relationship and a reaction parameter (ρ)=+0.56±0.02, which indicated that the trifluoromethylation reaction proceeded via a nucleophilic reactive species. Complex 2 reacts with phenols to produce aryl difluoromethyl ethers in modest-to-excellent yields. Mechanistic investigations revealed that the difluoromethylation reaction proceeds by initial copper-mediated formation of difluorocarbene and subsequent concerted addition of difluorocarbene to the phenol to form a three-center transition state.

SYNTHESIS OF DIFLUOROMETHYL ETHERS AND SULFIDES

The synthesis of difluoromethyl ethers and sulfides with a simple, non-ozone- depleting reagent is described. The difluoromethylation of phenols with this reagent occurs at room temperature within minutes with exceptional functional group tolerance. The mild conditions makes possible tandem processes for the conversion of aryl boronic acids, aryl halides and arenes to difluoromethyl ethers. Mechanistic studies support a reaction pathway involving nucleophilic attack of the phenolate to difluorocarbene.

Use of fluoroform as a source of difluorocarbene in the synthesis of N-CF2H heterocycles and difluoromethoxypyridines

Fluoroform is used as a source of difluorocarbene to convert various N-, O-, and C-nucleophiles to their difluoromethylated derivatives. Imidazole, benzimidazole, benztriazole, hydroxypyridines, and their derivatives underwent reaction at moderate temperatures and atmospheric pressure, using potassium hydroxide as base in a two-phase (water/acetonitrile) process to provide moderate to good yields of the respective products. Nitrophenols required addition of a co-solvent (methanol) to obtain good yields of products.