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Exploiting a beast in carbenoid chemistry: Development of a straightforward direct nucleophilic fluoromethylation strategy
Parisi, Giovanna,Colella, Marco,Monticelli, Serena,Romanazzi, Giuseppe,Holzer, Wolfgang,Langer, Thierry,Degennaro, Leonardo,Pace, Vittorio,Luisi, Renzo
supporting information, p. 13648 - 13651 (2017/11/06)
The first direct and straightforward nucleophilic fluoromethylation of organic compounds is reported. The tactic employs a fleeting lithium fluorocarbenoid (LiCH2F) generated from commercially available fluoroiodomethane. Precise reaction conditions were developed for the generation and synthetic exploitation of such a labile species. The versatility of the strategy is showcased in ca. 50 examples involving a plethora of electrophiles. Highly valuable chemicals such as fluoroalcohols, fluoroamines, and fluoromethylated oxygenated heterocycles could be prepared in very good yields through a single synthetic operation. The scalability of the reaction and its application to complex molecular architectures (e.g., steroids) are documented.
