Slicing and Splicing of Bromodifluoro- N-arylacetamides: Dearomatization and Difunctionalization of Pyridines

Org Lett. 2020 Aug 21;22(16):6610-6616. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02368. Epub 2020 Aug 1.

Abstract

Copper-catalyzed dearomatization and difunctionalization of pyridines have been disclosed, in which bromodifluoro-N-arylacetamide was sliced into five fragments and three or four of them were transferred to pyridine partners. Through this reaction, novel N-difluoromethyl-2-imine dihydropyridine derivatives can be conveniently accessed from commercially available 4-amino substituted pyridines. This strategy demonstrates a novel fluorination method featuring high atom economy, environmental friendliness, an easily available catalyst, and simple operation.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't