Reactivity of 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-Trifluorobenzenes in Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation

J Org Chem. 2018 Apr 6;83(7):4015-4023. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b00412. Epub 2018 Mar 20.

Abstract

The higher reactivity of the C4-H bond as compared to the C5-H bond of 1,2,3-trifluorobenzene in palladium-catalyzed direct arylation allows the selective synthesis of 4-aryl-1,2,3-trifluorobenzenes in moderate to high yields. In most cases, phosphine-free Pd(OAc)2 catalyst and inexpensive KOAc base were employed. Then, from these 4-aryl-1,2,3-trifluorobenzenes, the palladium-catalyzed C-H bond functionalization of the C6-position allows the synthesis of the corresponding 4,6-diarylated 1,2,3-trifluorobenzenes. We also applied these reaction conditions to the regioselective direct C3-arylation of 1,2,4-trifluorobenzene.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't