Palladium-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Alkylation of Acyl Fluorides

Org Lett. 2020 Mar 20;22(6):2350-2353. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00542. Epub 2020 Mar 5.

Abstract

Palladium-catalyzed decarbonylative alkylation reactions of acyl fluorides have been developed using alkylboranes having β-hydrogens. A wide range of functional groups were well tolerated, even at the high temperature required for decarbonylation. This protocol provides a diverse C(sp2)-C(sp3) bond formation via a highly efficient decarbonylative process. The hemilabile bidentate ligand DPPE plays a crucial role for retardation of the undesired β-hydride elimination.