Catalyst-Free and Solvent-Controlled Divergent Synthesis of Difluoromethylene-Containing S-Heterocycles

J Org Chem. 2021 Jul 2;86(13):9206-9217. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00754. Epub 2021 Jun 15.

Abstract

An unprecedented catalyst-free reaction of benzo[b]thiophene-2,3-diones with difluoroenoxysilanes has been developed using either MeOH or H2O as the solvent, which constitutes a facile and efficient protocol for the solvent-controlled divergent synthesis of five- and seven-membered S-heterocycles featuring a gem-difluoromethylene group. A gram-scale synthesis and the diversification of the product transformations to other difluorinated S-heterocycles further highlight its utility.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Solvents*

Substances

  • Solvents