Synthesis 2017; 49(18): 4213-4220
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589044
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Catalytic Radical Intramolecular Aminoperfluoroalkylation and Aminodifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes with Fluoro­alkylsulfonyl Chlorides

Xue-Fei Li
a   School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute Of Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. of China
b   Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. of China   Email: liuxy3@sustc.edu.cn
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Jin-Shun Lin
b   Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. of China   Email: liuxy3@sustc.edu.cn
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Xin-Yuan Liu*
b   Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. of China   Email: liuxy3@sustc.edu.cn
› Author Affiliations
Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21572096 and 21602098), Shenzhen overseas high-level talents innovation plan of technical innovation project (KQCX20150331101823702), Shenzhen special funds for the development of biomedicine, Internet, new energy, and new material industries (JCYJ20150430160022517), and the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (2013CB834802) is greatly appreciated.
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Publication History

Received: 19 April 2017

Accepted after revision: 11 May 2017

Publication Date:
29 June 2017 (online)


Published as part of the Special Topic Modern Cyclization Strategies in Synthesis

Abstract

The Cu(I)/phosphoric acid (PA) dual-catalyzed radical aminoperfluoroalkylation and aminodifluoromethylation of alkenes with commercially available fluoroalkylsulfonyl chlorides as the radical source is described. Functionalized α-tertiary pyrrolidines bearing four types of fluoroalkyl groups are obtained with moderate to excellent yields. The introduction of a Cu(I)/phosphoric acid dual catalytic system and the use of silver carbonate as a key additive to inhibit the side hydroamination reaction caused by the in situ generated HCl are crucial for the transformation.

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