Divergent Regioselective Csp2-H Difluoromethylation of Aromatic Amines Enabled by Nickel Catalysis

Org Lett. 2022 May 20;24(19):3549-3554. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01262. Epub 2022 May 6.

Abstract

Herein, the first catalytic protocol for nickel-catalyzed ortho or para position difluoromethylation of various aromatic amines has been developed with the assistance of a bidentate phosphine ligand, offering an invaluable synthesis means to construct extensive p-difluoromethylated products and difluorooxindole derivatives with significant functional fragments. Furthermore, the gram-scale reaction, broad substrate scope, excellent functional-group compatibility, late-stage difluoromethylation of pesticides, and even formal synthesis of HDAC6 inhibitors further demonstrate the usefulness of this method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines*
  • Catalysis
  • Ligands
  • Nickel*

Substances

  • Amines
  • Ligands
  • Nickel