Visible light promoted deaminative difluoroalkylation of aliphatic amines with difluoroenoxysilanes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Nov 25;56(91):14247-14250. doi: 10.1039/d0cc05725h. Epub 2020 Oct 29.

Abstract

A visible light promoted deaminative strategy for the difluoroalkylation reaction utilizing pyridinium-activated aliphatic primary amines and difluoroenoxysilane as substrates has been developed. This protocol is characteriazed by its mild reaction conditions and broad substrate scope, which converted a diverse array of amine-containing molecules to the alkyl-CF2COPh products. Moreover, the resulting products can be easily transformed into a vast array of structurally novel and interesting difluoro-containing moieties, therefore providing a facile route for applications in medicinal chemistry and the life sciences.