402-31-3Relevant articles and documents
A new method of introducing a trifluoromethyl group into an aromatic ring
Zupan, Marko,Bregar, Zvonko
, p. 3357 - 3358 (1990)
Trifluoromethyl derivatives of aromatic molecules were prepared from aromatic halides, converted to dithiocarboxylic acids through formation of Grignard reagents, followed by fluorination with xenon difluoride at room temperature.
Photoredox catalysis on unactivated substrates with strongly reducing iridium photosensitizers
Shon, Jong-Hwa,Kim, Dooyoung,Rathnayake, Manjula D.,Sittel, Steven,Weaver, Jimmie,Teets, Thomas S.
, p. 4069 - 4078 (2021/04/06)
Photoredox catalysis has emerged as a powerful strategy in synthetic organic chemistry, but substrates that are difficult to reduce either require complex reaction conditions or are not amenable at all to photoredox transformations. In this work, we show that strong bis-cyclometalated iridium photoreductants with electron-rich β-diketiminate (NacNac) ancillary ligands enable high-yielding photoredox transformations of challenging substrates with very simple reaction conditions that require only a single sacrificial reagent. Using blue or green visible-light activation we demonstrate a variety of reactions, which include hydrodehalogenation, cyclization, intramolecular radical addition, and prenylationviaradical-mediated pathways, with optimized conditions that only require the photocatalyst and a sacrificial reductant/hydrogen atom donor. Many of these reactions involve organobromide and organochloride substrates which in the past have had limited utility in photoredox catalysis. This work paves the way for the continued expansion of the substrate scope in photoredox catalysis.
Synthesis and Characterization of Strong Cyclometalated Iridium Photoreductants for Application in Photocatalytic Aryl Bromide Hydrodebromination
Shon, Jong-Hwa,Sittel, Steven,Teets, Thomas S.
, p. 8646 - 8658 (2019/09/12)
A series of potent bis-cyclometalated iridium photoreductants with electron-rich β-diketiminate (NacNac) ancillary ligands is described. Structure-property analysis reveals that substituent modification of the NacNac ligands has a large effect on the ground-state IrIV/IrIII potential, which shifts cathodically as the NacNac is made more electron-rich. In addition, the excited-state IrIV/?IrIII potentials are ca. 300-500 mV more negative than that of fac-Ir(ppy)3 (ppy = 2-phenylpyridine), indicating that these compounds have much more reducing excited states. Rate constants for excited-state electron transfer between these photosensitizers and benzophenone are -2-3 times faster than fac-Ir(ppy)3, demonstrating that these complexes are both kinetically and thermodynamically more potent for excited-state electron transfer. We use these photosensitizers to optimize a simple reaction procedure for photocatalytic debromination of aryl bromide substrates, which requires only the photosensitizer, blue light, and an amine base, without silanes or other additives that are used in previously reported methods.
Visible-Light photoredox decarboxylation of perfluoroarene iodine(III) Trifluoroacetates for C-H trifluoromethylation of (Hetero)arenes
Yang, Bin,Yu, Donghai,Xu, Xiu-Hua,Qing, Feng-Ling
, p. 2839 - 2843 (2018/04/14)
A scalable and operationally simple decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes with easily accessible C6F5I(OCOCF3)2 under photoredox catalysis has been developed. This method is tolerant of various (hetero)arenes and functional groups. Notably, C6F5I is recycled from the decarboxylation reaction and further used for the preparation of C6F5I(OCOCF3)2. The combination of photoredox catalysis and hypervalent iodine reagent provides a practical approach for the application of trifluoroacetic acid in trifluoromethylation reactions.
