Okamoto K, Nogi K, Shimokawa J, Yorimitsu H. C-F Arylation of Polyfluorophenols by Means of Sigmatropic Dearomatization/Defluorination Sequence.
Chemistry 2020;
26:5615-5618. [PMID:
32149436 DOI:
10.1002/chem.202001158]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Selective C-F arylation of polyfluorophenols with aryl sulfoxides has been accomplished by means of a sigmatropic dearomatization/defluorination sequence. This sequence consists of three processes: 1) interrupted Pummerer reaction to form S-O-tethered sulfonium salt; 2) C-C-forming [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement with dearomatization; and 3) Zn-mediated defluorinative rearomatization. The present biaryl construction provides a facile access to polyfluorinated biaryls that is difficult to synthesize by other methods. The synthetic utility of the strategy is clearly demonstrated by the synthesis of a fluorinated analogue of Maxipost, a potassium channel modulator.
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