Conversion of aromatic amino into trifluoromethyl groups through a Sandmeyer-type transformation
A novel strategy for aromatic trifluoromethylation by converting amino into trifluoromethyl groups via a Sandmeyer-type reaction is reported. The transformation involves diazotization of the aromatic amines with tert-butyl nitrite and hydrochloric acid to form aryldiazonium chlorides, followed by trifluoromethylation with trifluoromethylsilver at low temperature. Various readily available aromatic amines are smoothly converted under mild conditions. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart. New York.
Silver-mediated trifluoromethylation of aryldiazonium salts: Conversion of amino group into trifluoromethyl group
A novel strategy for aromatic trifluoromethylation by converting aromatic amino group into CF3 group is reported herein. This method, which can be considered as trifluoromethylation variation of the classic Sandmeyer reaction, uses readily available aromatic amines as starting materials and is performed under mild conditions.