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Upstream product

• 100-07-2 4-methoxy-benzoyl chloride 
• 354-33-6 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoroethane 
• 121-98-2 methyl 4-methoxybenzoate 
• 356-42-3 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropanoic anhydride 
• 13139-86-1 4-methoxyphenyl magnesium bromide 
• 426-65-3 ethyl Pentafluoropropionate 
• 2002-94-0 phenyl pentafluoropropionate 
• 5720-05-8 4-methylphenylboronic acid 

Downstream Products

• 380915-20-8 3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)butane 
• 6919-61-5 N-methoxy-N-methylbenzamide 
• 380915-18-4 3,3,4,4,4-pentafluoro-1,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)but-1-ene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Pentafluoroethylation of Carbonyl Compounds by HFC-125 via the Encapsulation of the K Cation with Glymes

A simple protocol to overcome the explosive pentafluoroethylation of carbonyl compounds by HFC-125 is described. The use of potassium (K) bases with triglyme or tetraglyme as a solvent safely yields the pentafluoroethylation products in good to high yield

Well-defined CuC2F5 complexes and pentafluoroethylation of acid chlorides

Four new well-defined CuI complexes bearing a C2F5 ligand have been prepared and fully characterized: [(Ph3P)2CuC2F5] (2), [(bpy)CuC2F5] (3), [(Ph3P)Cu(phen)C2F5] (4), and [(IPr)CuC2F5] (5). X-ray structures of all four have been determined, showing that the C2F5-ligated Cu atom can be di- (5), tri- (2 and 3), and tetracoordinate (4). The mixed phen-PPh3 complex 4 is a highly efficient fluoroalkylating agent for a broad variety of acid chlorides. This high-yielding transformation represents the first general method for the synthesis of RCOC2F5 from the corresponding RCOCl. Four well-defined CuC2F5 complexes have been prepared and fully characterized, with [(phen)Cu(PPh3)C2F5] (phen=1,10-phenanthroline) proving to be a remarkably efficient fluoroalkylating agent for a broad variety of acid chlorides (see scheme). The procedure represents the first general method for the one-step conversion of RCOCl into valuable pentafluoroethyl ketones.

Palladium-catalyzed regio- and stereoselective formate reduction of fluorine-containing allylic mesylates. A new entry for the construction of a tertiary carbon attached with a fluoroalkyl group

The regioselective palladium-catalyzed formate reduction of γ-fluoroalkylated allylic esters is described. Reduction of the allylic esters under the influence of palladium with a monodentate phosphine ligand proceeded preferentially at the γ position, the corresponding reduction products with a fluoroalkyl group at the tertiary carbon being afforded in high yields. When the chiral allylic ester was employed, complete chirality transfer was observed, leading to the optically active materials in high yields.

Estrogen receptor-β potency-selective ligands: Structure-activity relationship studies of diarylpropionitriles and their acetylene and polar analogues

Through an effort to develop novel ligands that have subtype selectivity for the estrogen receptors alpha (ERα) and beta (ERβ), we have found that 2,3-bis(hydroxyphenyl)propionitrile (DPN) acts as an agonist on both ER subtypes, but has a 70-fold higher relative binding affinity and 170-fold higher relative potency in transcription assays with ERβ than with ERα. To investigate the ERβ affinity- and potency-selective character of this DPN further, we prepared a series of DPN analogues in which both the ligand core and the aromatic rings were modified by the repositioning of phenolic hydroxy groups and by the addition of alkyl substituents and nitrile groups. We also prepared other series of DPN analogues in which the nitrile functionality was replaced with acetylene groups or polar functions, to mimic the linear geometry or polarity of the nitrile, respectively. To varying degrees, all of the analogues show preferential binding affinity for ERβ (i.e., they are ERβ affinity-selective), and many, but not all of them, are also more potent in activating transcription through ERβ than through ERα (i.e., they are ERβ potency-selective). meso-2,3-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)succinonitrile and dl-2,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)succinonitrile are among the highest ERβ affinity-selective ligands, and they have an ERβ potency selectivity that is equivalent to that of DPN. The acetylene analogues have higher binding affinities but somewhat lower selectivities than their nitrile counterparts. The polar analogues have lower affinities, and only the fluorinated polar analogues have substantial affinity selectivities. This study suggests that, in this series of ligands, the nitrile functionality is critical to ERβ selectivity because it provides the optimal combination of linear geometry and polarity. Furthermore, the addition of a second nitrile group β to the nitrile in DPN or the addition of a methyl substitutent at an ortho position on the β-aromatic ring increases the affinity and selectivity of these compounds for ERβ. These ERβ-selective compounds may prove to be valuable tools in understanding the differences in structure and biological function of ERα and ERβ.

Synthesis of trifluoromethyl ketones by palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of phenyl trifluoroacetate with organoboron compounds

Cross-coupling reaction of aryl trifluoroacetates with organoboron compounds catalyzed by palladium complexes gives trifluoromethyl ketones in moderate to excellent yields under mild conditions. The catalytic process has been designed on the basis of fundamental studies dealing with oxidative addition of phenyl trifluoroacetate to a Pd(0) complex to give a (phenoxo)(trifluoroacetyl)palladium(II) complex and its subsequent reaction with phenylboronic acid to liberate phenyl trifluoromethyl ketone. The catalytic cycle is proposed to be composed of (a) oxidative addition of the ester to give acyl(aryloxo)palladium intermediate, (b) the subsequent transmetallation with arylboron compounds, and (c) reductive elimination. Palladium(0) complexes, as well as catalysts prepared in situ from palladium acetate and 3 molar amounts of tributylphosphine or phosphite at room temperature, serve as convenient and effective catalysts. The process is applicable to a wide range of phenyl- and naphthylboronic acids to give various aryl trifluoromethyl ketones under mild conditions. Aryl perfluoroalkyl ketone derivatives can be similarly prepared in high yields from various phenyl perfluoroalkanecarboxylates and arylboronic acids.