Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of α,α-Difluoromethylated and α-Fluoromethylated Tertiary Alcohols

Org Lett. 2019 Sep 20;21(18):7509-7513. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b02792. Epub 2019 Sep 9.

Abstract

The catalytic asymmetric synthesis of α,α-difluoromethylated tertiary alcohols is described, using an asymmetric dihydroxylation reaction. This protocol using either the AD-mix-α or AD-mix-β allowed an easy access to these valuable fluorinated chiral building blocks, which have been obtained with excellent yields and er. In addition, the reaction was extended to the α-fluoromethylated analogues.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't