Metal free regio - and stereoselective semireduction of CF3-substituted N-allenamides

Org Biomol Chem. 2024 Jan 31;22(5):940-944. doi: 10.1039/d3ob01859h.

Abstract

We developed a chemoselective metal-free access for the 1,2- and 2,3-semireduction of CF3-N-allenamides. The enamide functionality of CF3-substituted N-allenamides could be efficiently reduced by Et3SiH/BF3·OEt2 in total regioselectivity and good stereoselectivity, whereas DBU promoted the isomerization of the resulting allyl amide leading exclusively to the E-configurated enamide.