Copper-Catalyzed Selective Defluorinative Sulfuration of Trifluoropropanamides Leading to α-Fluorothioacrylamides

J Org Chem. 2021 Jan 15;86(2):1591-1600. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c02436. Epub 2020 Dec 29.

Abstract

A practical and efficient method for the synthesis of α-fluorothioacrylamide was developed from selective defluorinative sulfuration of trifluoropropanamides with disulfides. The N-chelation-assisted copper-catalyzed defluorination and sulfurization reactions feature excellent functional group tolerance and incorporation of both sulfur atoms of disulfides into acrylamides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't