Perfluorocarboxylic Anhydrides Triggered Cyclization: Access to 4-Perfluoroalkylpyridines

J Org Chem. 2019 Nov 15;84(22):14926-14935. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02254. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Abstract

A double nucleophilic addition-cyclization-elimination cascade is developed, that allows various 2,6-diaryl-4-perfluoroalkylpyridines to be synthesized in one step from easily available enamides and perfluorocarboxylic anhydrides. The procedure is also operationally simple and scalable and provides access to the facial construction of 4-fluoroalkylpyridines, which are of great interest in medicinal chemistry.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't