Photoredox-catalyzed redox-neutral difluoroalkylation to construct perfluoroketones with difluoroenoxysilanes

Org Biomol Chem. 2021 Oct 20;19(40):8696-8700. doi: 10.1039/d1ob01530c.

Abstract

A mild and facile approach to construct various perfluoroketones via photo-catalyzed difluoroalkylation of difluoroenoxysilanes is developed. The reaction includes a strategy of combination of two fluorine-containing functional groups, which confers the reaction with characteristics like high efficiency, mild conditions, and broad scope. A variety of fluoroalkyl halides including perfluoroalkyl iodides, bromo difluoro esters and amides can be employed as radical precursors. Control experiments indicate that a single-electron transfer pathway may be involved in the reaction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't