Dual Role of (NH4)2CO3 Enables Defluorinative Synthesis of β-Fluoroalkylated Aminovinyl Ketones

Org Lett. 2022 Dec 16;24(49):9086-9091. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03745. Epub 2022 Dec 2.

Abstract

A modular multicomponent reaction of readily available fluoroalkyl alkenes, amidines, ammonium carbonate, and water was developed for the facile construction of β-fluoroalkylated aminovinyl ketones, which provided chemists a novel access to value-added organofluorine compounds. The reaction proceeded regio-/stereoselectively under mild conditions and exhibited good functional group tolerance. Cheap, stable, and low-toxic inorganic salt (NH4)2CO3 was first found to act as both a nitrogen source and a carbonyl equivalent in the multi-bond-forming process.