Issue 15, 2023

Copper-catalysed controllable hydrodefluorination of trifluoromethylated alkenes

Abstract

An effective method for the construction of difluoromethylated alkenes through Cu-catalysed controllable hydrodefluorination of trifluoromethylated alkenes is described. This method provides an alternative approach towards diverse difluoromethyl-containing alkenes in good to excellent yields with an E-configuration. Experimental and computational studies reveal that the hydrodefluorination process involves defluorinative borylation to generate gem-difluoroallylic boronates and subsequent hydrodeborylation.

Graphical abstract: Copper-catalysed controllable hydrodefluorination of trifluoromethylated alkenes

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
10 May 2023
Accepted
11 Jun 2023
First published
15 Jun 2023

Org. Chem. Front., 2023,10, 3811-3818

Copper-catalysed controllable hydrodefluorination of trifluoromethylated alkenes

C. Lian, L. Xi, Y. Yuan, Z. Shi and M. Wang, Org. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 3811 DOI: 10.1039/D3QO00691C

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