α-Fluoroamine synthesis via P(III)-mediated deoxygenative geminal fluorosulfonimidation of 1,2-diketones

Org Biomol Chem. 2022 Apr 20;20(16):3263-3267. doi: 10.1039/d2ob00498d.

Abstract

A deoxygenative geminal fluorosulfonimidation of 1,2-diketones was achieved for the synthesis of tetrasubstituted α-fluoroamines under mild conditions. In this study, a transition metal-free formal N-F insertion of N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide was enabled via the Kukhtin-Ramirez reaction employing a dealkylation-resistant P(III) reagent developed in our laboratory. Computational analysis was also performed to obtain a general mechanistic picture, which explained the reactivity and selectivity for this type of reaction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catalysis
  • Ketones*
  • Transition Elements*

Substances

  • Ketones
  • Transition Elements