Trifluoromethylthiolation of allylsilanes and silyl enol ethers with trifluoromethanesulfonyl hypervalent iodonium ylide under copper catalysis

Org Lett. 2015 Mar 6;17(5):1063-5. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00057. Epub 2015 Feb 17.

Abstract

Electrophilic trifluoromethylthiolation of allylsilanes and silyl enol ethers with trifluoromethanesulfonyl hypervalent iodonium ylide has been conducted. In the presence of a catalytic amount of CuF2, the reaction proceeded in modest to high yields under mild conditions.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't