Synthesis of (Fluoroalkyl)amines by Deoxyfluorination of Amino Alcohols

Abstract

Deoxyfluorination of amino alcohols was achieved ­using N,N-diethyl-α,α-difluorobenzylamine (DFBA) to furnish N-benzoyl(fluoroalkyl)amines selectively.

Key words

amino alcohols - fluorination - deoxygenation - substitution - N,N-diethyl-α,α-difluorobenzylamine

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The half-life of ¹⁸F is about 110 min.

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Due to the enolizable character of the amide function,¹³ the NMR spectra of the N-acylated products 2 were sometimes complicated and reduction of the amide function to the amine was necessary for analysis. When DFBA was used for the reaction with N-benzylamino alcohols, N,N-dibenzylamine derivatives were formed after the reduction, and their NMR spectra are simpler than that of the product from DFMBA. Therefore, DFBA was used instead of DFMBA. DFBA showed reactivity comparable with DFMBA and can be prepared from N,N-diethylbenzamide as DFMBA.¹⁰

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To a reactor with a Teflon^TM PFA tube with a diameter of 10 mm sealed at one end, 1a (137 mg, 1 mmol) and DFBA (478 mg, 2.4 mmol) were introduced. The open end of the reactor was connected to a reflux condenser. Then, the reactor part was submitted to microwave-irradiation (IDX microwave oven for organic synthesis IMCR-25003) for 10 min and during the irradiation the temperature was kept at 70 °C. After cooling, the reaction mixture was poured into an aq solution of NaHCO₃. The product was extracted with Et₂O (3 ×) and the combined ethereal layers were dried over MgSO₄. Purification by column chromatography (silica gel, hexane-Et₂O) gave 2a (207 mg, 0.85 mmol) in 85% yield. N -(2-Fluoroethyl)- N -phenylbenzamide ( 2a): IR (neat): 1649, 1494, 1377 cm^-1. ¹H NMR: δ = 7.32-7.09 (m, 10 H), 4.76 (dt, J = 47.6, 4.9 Hz, 2 H), 4.20 (dt, J = 25.6, 4.9 Hz, 2 H). ¹⁹C NMR: δ = 170.94, 144.08, 135.80, 129.94, 129.31 (2 C), 128.90 (2 C), 127.89 (2 C), 127.83 (2 C), 126.91, 81.52 (d, J = 168.7 Hz), 51.57 (d, J = 20.7 Hz). ¹⁹F NMR: δ = -222.60 to -222.98 (m, 1 F). HRMS (EI): m/z calcd for C₁₅H₁₄NOF: 243.1059; found: 243.1057. ( S )-1-Fluoro-2-aminopropane Hydrochloride ( S )-(5)·HCl: White solid; mp 123-124 °C (lit.^4e 127-127.5 °C); [α]_D ²¹ +12.4 (c 1.01, MeOH) {lit.^4e [α]_D ²³ +12.7 (c 1.01, MeOH)}. (R)-MTPA amide of ( S )-5 ¹⁹F NMR: δ = -69.54 (s, 3 F), -232.36 (dt, J = 26.2, 47.0 Hz, 1 F). ( R )-1-Fluoro-2-aminopropane Hydrochloride ( R )-(5)·HCl: White solid; mp 123-124.5 °C (lit.^4e 127-128 °C); [α]_D ²² -13.7 (c 1.00, MeOH) {lit.^4e [α]_D ²³ -14.9 (c 1.10, MeOH)}. (R)-MTPA amide of ( R )-5; ¹⁹F NMR: δ = -69.47 (s, 3 F), -232.73 (dt, J = 26.2, 47.0 Hz, 1 F).