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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Nucleophilic trifluoromethylation of azinium salts with Zn(CF3)2·bpy

(Trifluoromethyl)zinc complexes have been widely used in metal-mediated trifluoromethylation reactions. However, direct nucleophilic addition with a (trifluoromethyl)zinc complex is rare. In this article, we describe an unprecedented trifluoromethylation of azinium salts using Zn(CF3)2·bpy as CF3 source, giving 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2-dihydroquinolines as products. The latter species were further transformed to 2-trifluoromethylquinolines under oxidative conditions. This work also shows that ligands play an important role in tuning the reactivity of (trifluoromethyl)zinc complexes.

2-Position-Selective C-H Perfluoroalkylation of Quinoline Derivatives

We developed 2-position-selective, direct C-H trifluoromethylation, pentafluoroethylation, and heptafluoropropylation of quinoline derivatives. Regioselective transformation was achieved without derivatization of the quinolines. The reaction proceeded at room temperature with high functional group tolerance, even in gram scale. Notably, the reaction was applicable to substrates containing a functional group sensitive to oxidation and a drug molecule.

Selective and efficient structural elaboration of 2-(trifluoromethyl)quinolinones

The acid-catalyzed cyclization-condensation between anilines and ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetate affords 1,4-dihydro-2-trifluoromethyl-4H-4-quinolinones (1), which can easily be converted into 4-bromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)quinolines. These undergo halogen/metal exchange, generating 2-trifluoromethyl-4-quinolyllithiums, when treated with butyllithium, and hydrogen/metal exchange, generating 4-bromo-2-trifluoromethyl-3-quinolyllithiums, when treated with lithium diisopropylamide. Trapping of the latter intermediates provides 3-functionalized products that may be further elaborated by electrophilic substitution of the bromine atom. A few unexpected findings resulted from these investigations, the most noteworthy being an unprecedented buttressing effect and a counterintuitive halogen reactivity. ( Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003).