Jiandong Wang, Etsuko Tokunaga and Norio Shibata
Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 8881-8884
DOI:
10.1039/C8CC05135F,
Communication
The highly C-selective difluoromethylation of β-ketoesters was achieved by combining TMSCF2Br/LiOH/N,N,N-trimethylhexadecan-1-ammonium bromide. Compared to other alkali metal salts or organic bases, lithium hydroxide, which served as a difluorocarbene activator from TMSCF2Br, was crucial in the control of high C/O regioselectivity.