Li, Zhong-Yuan published the artcileRuthenium-Catalyzed meta-Selective C-H Mono- and Difluoromethylation of Arenes through ortho-Metalation Strategy, Application of Ethylbromofluoroacetate, the publication is Chemistry – A European Journal (2017), 23(14), 3285-3290, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
The first example for the ruthenium-catalyzed ligand-directed meta-selective C-H mono- and difluoromethylation is developed, affording a variety of new meta-mono- and difluoromethylated 2-phenylpyridines, 2-phenylpyrimidines, and 1-phenylpyrazoles in moderate-to-good yields. This new transformation exhibits broad substrate scope, good functional group tolerance, and high efficiency, and offers a practical approach to synthesize mono- and difluoromethylated arenes. Mechanistic studies indicate that a reaction pathway involving palladium-initiated radical species is involved in the catalytic cycle. The new dual catalytic system consisting of compatible ruthenium(II) and palladium(0) complexes enables the key processes of C-H activation and mono-/difluoromethyl-radical formation to occur and achieves the meta-selective functionalization efficiently. In addition, the present protocol can also be extended to non-fluoromethylation.
Chemistry – A European Journal published new progress about 401-55-8. 401-55-8 belongs to bromides-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Fluoride,Bromide,Aliphatic hydrocarbon chain,Ester, name is Ethylbromofluoroacetate, and the molecular formula is C4H6BrFO2, Application of Ethylbromofluoroacetate.
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