Silver(I)‐Catalyzed N‐Trifluoroethylation of Anilines and O‐Trifluoroethylation of Amides with 2,2,2‐Trifluorodiazoethane |
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| Authors: | Dr. Haiqing Luo Guojiao Wu Yan Zhang Prof. Dr. Jianbo Wang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) and Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China);2. Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000 (China) |
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| Abstract: | A straightforward N‐trifluoroethylation of anilines has been developed based on silver‐catalyzed N? H insertions with 2,2,2‐trifluorodiazoethane (CF3CHN2). Mechanistically, the reaction is proposed to involve migratory insertion of a silver carbene as the key step. In contrast, when amides are employed as the substrates under similar reaction conditions, O‐trifluoroethylation occurs to afford trifluoroethyl imidates. |
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| Keywords: | amides aniline carbenes diazo compounds silver |
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