Radical-mediated alkoxypolyhaloalkylation of styrenes with polyhaloalkanes and alcohols via C(sp3)-H bond cleavage

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Apr 18;57(30):3684-3687. doi: 10.1039/d1cc00400j. Epub 2021 Mar 16.

Abstract

We have developed a new radical-mediated alkoxypolyhaloalkylation of styrenes with polychloroalkanes and alcohols for the facile synthesis of complex polyhaloalkanes. 4-Methoxybenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate is a good radical initiator for this transformation. This protocol is well applied to the late-stage functionalization of complex molecules, including vitamin E, estrone and cholesterol derivatives.