345-34-6

Upstream product

• 611-17-6 1-bromomethyl-2-chlorobenzene 
• 75-61-6 dibromodifluoromethane 
• 17849-38-6 2-Chlorobenzyl alcohol 
• 71742-11-5 1-(2-Chloro-benzyl)-2,4,6-triphenyl-pyridinium; fluoride 
• 95-49-8 2-methylchlorobenzene 
• 89-97-4 2-CHLOROBENZYLAMINE 

Downstream Products

• 415932-72-8 2-(morpholinomethyl)chlorobenzene 
• 32250-86-5 2-[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]-1,4-dimethylbenzene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Thiourea-Catalyzed C?F Bond Activation: Amination of Benzylic Fluorides

We describe the first thiourea-catalyzed C?F bond activation. The use of a thiourea catalyst and Ti(OiPr)4 as a fluoride scavenger allows the amination of benzylic fluorides to proceed in moderate to excellent yields. Preliminary results with S- and O-based nucleophiles are also presented. DFT calculations reveal the importance of hydrogen bonds between the catalyst and the fluorine atom of the substrate to lower the activation energy during the transition state.

Transition-metal-free C-H oxidative activation: Persulfate-promoted selective benzylic mono- and difluorination

An operationally simple and selective method for the direct conversion of benzylic C-H to C-F to obtain mono- and difluoromethylated arenes using Selectfluor as a fluorine source is developed. Persulfate can be used to selectively activate benzylic hydrogen atoms toward C-F bond formation without the aid of transition metal catalysts.

Friedel-crafts reaction of benzyl fluorides: Selective activation of C-f bonds as enabled by hydrogen bonding

A Friedel-Crafts benzylation of arenes with benzyl fluorides has been developed. The reaction produces 1,1-diaryl alkanes in good yield under mild conditions without the need for a transition metal or a strong Lewis acid. A mechanism involving activation of the C-F bond through hydrogen bonding is proposed. This mode of activation enables the selective reaction of benzylic C-F bonds in the presence of other benzylic leaving groups.

Novel Synthesis of 2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl Compounds from Homoallylic Alcohols: A Copper(I) Iodide-initiated Trifluoromethyl-Dehydroxylation Process

Benzyl, prop-2-enyl and allyl chlorodifluoroacetates 3a, bromodifluoroacetates 3b or fluorosulfonyldifluoroacetates 3c, when decomposed in the presence of 1 equivalent of copper(I) iodide at an appropriate temperature in dimethylformamide, gave the corresponding trifluoromethyl derivatives in good to excellent yields.The products can also be obtained directly by ester exchange of XCF2CO2Et (X = FSO2, Cl, Br) 6 and the corresponding alcohols in the presence of KF and CuI.A trifluoromethylation-dehydroxylation mechanism, initiated by CuI, is proposed.

The reactions of copper-dibromodifluoromethane-amide systems with alcohols

1,1,1-Trifluoro-2-arylethanes can be prepared by the trifluoromethyldehydroxylation of benzyl alcohols using the copper-dibromodifluoromethane-amide reaction system, although the yields are low.The mechanism of the reaction may involve chelation of the substrate to copper so that α-substituted benzyl alcohols and other alcohols are unreactive.

FLUORINATION OF HALOGENO ALCOHOLS WITH 1,1,2,3,3,3-HEXAFLUOROPROPYL DIETHYLAMINE

Fluorination of halogeno alcohols with 1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropyl diethylamine (PPDA) was investigated. 2-Bromo-1-fluorobutane was obtained from the reaction of PPDA and 2-bromo-1-butanol (yield 50percent).Similar results were obtained from other alipha

The Preparation of Primary Alkyl and Benzyl Fluorides from the Corresponding Primary Amines

N-substituted 2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium fluorides (in contrast to these and other tetrafluoroborates) thermolyse to the corresponding primary alkyl and benzyl fluorides.The pyridinium fluorides are made from 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium fluoride and the relevant amine.