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BF3-promoted aromatic substitution of N-alkyl α-trifluoromethylated imine: Facile synthesis of 1-aryl-2,2,2-trifluoroethylamines
Gong, Yuefa,Kato, Katsuya,Kimoto, Hiroshi
, p. 2637 - 2645 (2007/10/03)
The aromatic substitution of three representative N-alkyl trifluoromethyl imines 1a-c (R: a, benzyl; b, benzhydryl; c, methyl), obtained from primary alkyl amines and trifluoroacetaldehyde ethyl hemiacetal, was used to investigate the preparation of 1-aryl-2,2,2-trifluoroethylamines. In the presence of BF3·OEt2, the reaction of imine 1 with various aromatic compounds proceeded smoothly at room temperature, giving N-alkyl-1-aryl-2,2,2-trifluoroethylamines in moderate-to-high yields. Moreover, successful regioselective removal of N-benzyl and N-benzhydryl groups was achieved by hydrolysis in hydrochloric acid or by palladium-catalyzed hydrogenolysis.
