Pd-Catalyzed para-selective C-H difluoromethylation of aromatic carbonyls

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Feb 12;55(14):2019-2022. doi: 10.1039/c8cc09129c.

Abstract

A novel palladium catalyzed highly para-selective C-H difluoromethylation of electron-deficient aromatic carbonyls was developed. Diverse substituted aromatic ketones and benzoates were selectively difluoromethylated at the remote para-site of carbonyl groups in moderate to good yields. Moreover, the difuoromethylation was also compatible with several complex bioactive molecules.