Synthesis of new synthons for organofluorine compounds from halothane containing sulfur functional groups

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2000 May;48(5):683-6. doi: 10.1248/cpb.48.683.

Abstract

To develop new synthons for the syntheses of organofluorine compounds, the treatment of Halothane, 2-bromo-2-chloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane, (1) with 4-methylbenzenethiol (2) in the presence of sodium hydride gave 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl 4-methylphenyl sulfide (3), which was oxidized with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) to the corresponding sulfoxide (4) and sulfone (5). Reaction of 3 and 5 with allyltributyltin in the presence of 2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) gave 1-(trifluoromethyl)-3-butenyl compounds (9, 11). Sulfoxide 4 was decomposed in this condition. The treatment of 3 with allyltrimethylsilane in the presence of Lewis acids gave 1-(trifluoromethyl)-3-butenyl compounds (9) in good yield. This result suggests that 4-methylphenylthio substituent stabilizes the alpha-carbocation effectively, though the trifluoromethyl group destabilizes it strongly. Aromatic compounds similarly reacted with 3 in the presence of titanium(IV) chloride to give 2-aryl-1,1,1-trifluoro-2-(4-methylphenylthio)ethanes. Thus, sulfur compounds derived from Halothane were found to be useful new synthons for organofluorine compounds.

MeSH terms

  • Halothane / chemistry*
  • Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / chemical synthesis*
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Sulfur / chemistry*
  • Trialkyltin Compounds / chemistry

Substances

  • Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Trialkyltin Compounds
  • tributyltin
  • Sulfur
  • Halothane