Merging photoredox catalysis with allylboration. The photochemical perfluoroalkylation of unsaturated potassium alkyltrifluoroborates and synthesis of fluorinated alcohols

The development of a visible light-mediated atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) of perfluoroalkyl iodides to potassium 1-penten-5-yl-, vinyl- and allyltrifluoroborates using the reductive quenching of [Ru(bpy)₃]Cl₂ or [Ru(bpy)₃](PF₆)₂ is described. Using an operationally simple and mild protocol, the corresponding potassium trifluoroborates containing perfluoroalkyl groups were obtained in moderate to high yields. In the case of potassium allyltrifluoroborate, the use of acetone as the solvent resulted in allylboration followed by ATRA of perfluoroalkyl iodides to the formed homoallyl alcohol. A one-pot protocol was developed for the synthesis of a series of fluorinated alcohols using potassium allyltrifluoroborate, perfluoroalkyl iodides and selected aliphatic ketones.     

Stable but Reactive Perfluoroalkylzinc Reagents: Application in Ligand‐Free Copper‐Catalyzed Perfluoroalkylation of Aryl Iodides

The aromatic perfluoroalkylation catalyzed by a copper(I) salt with bis(perfluoroalkyl)zinc reagents Zn(R_F)₂(DMPU)₂, which were prepared and then isolated as a stable white powder from perfluoroalkyl iodide and diethylzinc, was accomplished to provide the perfluoroalkylated products in good‐to‐excellent yields. The advantages of this reliable and practical catalytic reaction are 1) air‐stable and easy‐to‐handle bis(perfluoroalkyl)zinc reagents can be utilized, 2) the reagent is reactive and hence the operation without activators and ligands is simple, and 3) not only trifluoromethylation but also perfluoroalkylation can be attained.     

Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of alkenyl tosylates with alkenyl MIDA boronates

A practical procedure for the palladium-catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of various alkenyl tosylates with alkenyl MIDA boronates has been developed. Commercially available trans-bromo[N-succinimidyl-bis(triphenylphosphine)]palladium(II) [Pd(PPh₃)₂NBS] is an effective catalyst under the slow release conditions of MIDA boronates; with less activated alkenyl tosylates addition of the cheap, air-stable tricyclohexylphosphine tetrafluoroborate enhances reactivity.     

Synthesis of novel perfluoroalkyl-containing polyethers

The synthesis of iodo(perfluoroalkyl)epoxides by radical addition of perfluoroalkyl iodides to allyl glycidyl ether and 1,2-epoxydec-9-ene is described. Dehydroiodination of additional products upon treatment with 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) gives unsaturated products. The use of Bu₃SnH/Bz₂O₂ as a reduction reagent of iodo(perfluoroalkyl)allyl glycidyl ethers allows to save oxirane ring. Cationic polymerization of saturated or functional (with iodine or double bond) fluoroalkyl oxiranes under action of catalytic amount of BF₃^.Et₂O proceeds only on epoxide group. In case of poly(9-iod-10-(perfluoroalkyl)-1,2-epoxyalkane) iodine atoms are removed by standard zinc reduction.     

A One‐Pot Synthesis of 1,3‐Dihydro‐1,3,3‐tris(perfluoroalkyl)isobenzofuran‐1‐olates and Their Complete NMR Spectroscopic Analysis on the Basis of 1D and 2D Experiments

A convenient synthesis of the 1,3‐dihydro‐1,3,3‐tris(perfluoroalkyl)isobenzofuran‐1‐ols 3a , b was elaborated starting from commercially available phthaloyl dichloride and trimethyl(perfluoroalkyl)silanes (Me₃SiR_f) 1a , b (R_f=CF₃, C₂F₅) in the presence of a fluoride source (Schemes 1 and 3). In a reaction analogous to alkyl Grignard reagents, double chloride substitution by two perfluoroalkyl groups and subsequent addition of one perfluoroalkyl group with concomitant ring closure led to this new class of compounds (Scheme 2). The syntheses of the alcohols and some alcoholates, as well as of the corresponding trimethylsilyl ethers are described. A combination of special 1D and 2D NMR experiments allowed the assignment of all atoms of the new compounds. The solid‐state structure of 1,3‐dihydro‐1,3,3‐tris(trifluoromethyl)isobenzofuran‐1‐ol ( 3a ) was elucidated by X‐ray diffraction methods.     

Microwave-assisted, Ir-catalyzed aromatic C–H borylation

One-step conversions of 1,3-disubstituted benzenes to aryl boronates and 2,6-disubstituted pyridines to heteroaryl boronates are described. Microwave heating was used for all reactions. [(COD)Ir(μ-OMe)]₂ and 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine were used as catalysts, in methyl tert-butyl ether. Acceleration of the rate of reaction was remarkable compared with that of same reaction under conventional heating conditions.     

Synthesis of 2-(perfluoroalkyl)ethyl potassium sulfates based on perfluorinated Grignard reagents

The first example of nucleophilic substitution with perfluoroalkyl Grignard reagents on the sp³ carbon centre is described. Thus, a series of organometals R_F-MgBr, prepared from perfluorinated alkyl iodides R_F-I with R_F = C₄F₉, C₆F₁₃, C₈F₁₇, C₁₀F₂₁ and C₁₂F₂₅, reacted with 1,3,2-dioxathiolane-2,2-dioxide to afford the corresponding 2-(perfluoroalkyl)ethyl magnesium sulfates, which were isolated after metathesis to the corresponding potassium salts. In the model reaction, perfluorohexylmagnesium iodide was reacted with methyl triflate yielding polyfluorinated alkane. The attempts to extend the reaction to 1,3,2-dioxathiane-2,2-dioxide were unsuccessful due to its inferior reactivity and only reduced polyfluoroalkane and the product of coupling were detected in the reaction mixture. Polyfluorinated sulfates are easily hydrolyzed with hydrochloric or triflic acid to the corresponding alcohols, which is an alternative to standard transformation of perfluoroalkyl iodides to 2-(perfluoroalkyl)ethanols. Quantum-chemical calculations of the PES of the reaction with both sulfur-containing heterocycles found that the failure of the reaction with 1,3,2-dioxathiane-2,2-dioxide is caused by higher activation energy of the process.     

A new method for the preparation of α-(perfluoroalkyl) carbonyl and γ-(perfluoroalkyl)-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds

R_fI(Ph)OSO₂CF₃ or R_fI(Ph)OSO₃H smoothly reacted with various trimethylsilyl enol ethers under mild conditions to give α-(perfluoroalkyl) carbonyl and γ=(perfluoroalkyl)-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in high yields.     

Aminoazanium of DABCO: An Amination Reagent for Alkyl and Aryl Pinacol Boronates

The aminoazanium of DABCO (H₂N‐DABCO) has been developed as a general and practical amination reagent for the direct amination of alkyl and aryl pinacol boronates. This compound is stable and practical for use as a reagent. Various primary, secondary. and tertiary alkyl?Bpin and aryl?Bpin substrates were aminated to give the corresponding amine derivatives. The amination is stereospecific. The anti‐Markovnikov hydroamination of olefins was easily achieved by catalytic hydroboration with HBpin and in subsequent situ amination using H₂N‐DABCO. Moreover, the combination of 1,2‐diboration of olefins, using B₂pin₂, with this amination process achieved the unprecedented 1,2‐diamination of olefins. The amination protocol was also successfully extended to aryl pinacol boronates.     

Reactions of Tris(Perfluoroalkyl)Difluorophosphoranes and Their Derivatives with Nucleophilic Reagents

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the reactions of (R_f)₃PF₂ and (R_f)₃PO with N-, 0-, C-nucleophiles and fluoride ion. Either the replacement of one or two perfluoroalkyl radicals by different functional groups or the addition of reagent to electrophilic phosphorus occurs. These phosphinic oxides and phosphoranes readily add fluoride-ion with the expansion of phosphorus coordination: the former produces phosphoranes OP a new type (R_f)₃P(F)O_?Cs₊, while the latter stable substituted fluorophosphates of general formula M ₊[(R_f)₃ PF₃]_?. Based on these salts it was possible to synthesize aryldiazonium tris(perfluoroalkyl)trifluorophosphates, whose thermal decomposition leads to the formation of substituted fluorobenzenes with high yields. The reaction is a convenient modification of the Shieman methd. The approaches of the synthesis of phosphoranes containing simultaneously both perfluoroalkyl groups and nonfluorin-ated radicals are developed due to the reactions of tris-(perf luoroalkyl)dif luorophosphoranes with the lithium-organic compounds. The replacement of either fluorine atom or perfluoroalkyl radical by the nonfluorinated group depends on the lithium reagent nature:     

The first example of a preparative 1,4-perfluoroalkylation using (perfluoroalkyl)trimethylsilanes

Reactions of 2-perfluoroalkylchromones with (perfluoroalkyl)trimethylsilanes proceed as a 1,4-nucleophilic perfluoroalkylation to give 2,2-bis(perfluoroalkyl)chroman-4-ones in high yields after acid hydrolysis. Oxidation of 2,2-bis(trifluoromethyl)-6-methylchroman-4-one with K₂S₂O₈ leads to fluorinated analogs of natural lactarochromal and the corresponding acid.     

A targeted/non-targeted screening method for perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids and sulfonates in whole fish using quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry and MSe

A new method for measuring perfluoroalkyl contaminants (PFCs) in biological matrices has been developed. An ultra-high pressure liquid chromatograph equipped with a quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (UPLC-QToF) was optimized using a continuous precursor/product ion monitoring mode. Unlike traditional targeted studies that isolate precursor/product ion pairs, the current method alternates between two ionization energy channels to continuously capture standard electrospray ionization (low energy) and collision induced dissociation (high energy) spectra. The result is the indiscriminant acquisition of paired low and high energy spectra for all constituents eluting from the chromatographic system. This technique was evaluated for the routine analysis of perfluoroalkyl species. Using this technique, linear perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (C₄ to C₁₄) and perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (C₄, C₆, C₈ and C₁₀) exhibited a linear range spanning over three orders of magnitude and were detectable at levels less than 1 pg on column with a root mean squared signal to noise ratio of 5 to 20. Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and National Institutes of Standards and Technology Standard Reference Material 1946 were used to evaluate matrix effects and the accuracy of this method when applied to a whole fish extract. The current method was also evaluated as a diagnostic tool to identify unknown PFCs using experimental fragmentation patterns, mass defect filtering and Kendrick plots.

Synthesis of Perfluoroalkyl‐Substituted γ‐Lactones and 4,5‐Dihydropyridazin‐3(2H)‐ones via Donor?Acceptor Cyclopropanes

Rh₂(OAc)₄‐Catalyzed decomposition of diazo esters in the presence of perfluoroalkyl‐ or perfluoroaryl‐substituted silyl enol ethers smoothly provided the corresponding alkyl 2‐siloxycyclopropanecarboxylates in very good yields. The generated donor? acceptor cyclopropanes are equivalents of γ‐oxo esters, which we demonstrated by their one‐pot transformations to yield fluorine‐containing heterocycles. A reductive procedure selectively afforded perfluoroalkyl‐substituted γ‐hydroxy esters or γ‐lactones. The treatment of the donor? acceptor cyclopropanes with hydrazine or phenylhydrazine afforded a series of perfluoroalkyl‐ and perfluoroaryl‐substituted 4,5‐dihydropyridazin‐3(2H)‐ones.     

Intramolecular cyclization of lithium 4,4-dimethoxy-1-(perfluoroalkyl)pentane-1,3-dionates on treatment with boron trifluoride diethyl etherate

Lithium 4,4-dimethoxy-1-(perfluoroalkyl)pentane-1,3-dionates react with BF₃?Et₂O to give 2-methoxy-2-methyl-5-(perfluoroalkyl)furan-3(2H)-ones in high yields.     

带功能基的全氟烷基乙烯基醚的研究——3、四氟乙烯与-7,7-二氯-3-氧杂全氟庚烯-1的共聚反应及共聚物的转化

 研究了二个新的全氟烷基乙烯基醚7,7-二氯-3-氧杂全氟庚烯-1(M_0)和10,10-二氯-3,6-二氧杂全氟5-甲基癸烯-1(M₁)-与四氟乙烯(TFE)的共聚反应,聚合物的性质,并测定了TFE-M₀竞聚率。竞聚率的测定证明M₀较其它已报道的全氟烷基乙烯基醚的聚合活性都大。TFE-M₀共聚物通过化学反应可转化成相应的全氟羧酸甲酯树脂。     

Accessing Ambiphilic Phosphine Boronates through C−H Borylation by an Unforeseen Cationic Iridium Complex

Ambiphilic molecules, which contain a Lewis base and Lewis acid, are of great interest based on their unique ability to activate small molecules. Phosphine boronates are one class of these substrates that have interesting catalytic activity. Direct access to these phosphine boronates is described through the iridium‐catalyzed C?H borylation of phosphines. An unconventional cationic iridium catalyst was identified as optimal for a range of phosphines, providing good yields and selectivity across a diverse class of phosphine boronates (isolated as the borane‐protected phosphine). A complimentary catalyst system (quinoline‐based silane ligand with [(COD)IrOMe]₂) was optimal for biphenyl‐based phosphines. Selective polyborylation was also shown providing bis‐ and tris‐borylated phosphines. Deprotection of the phosphine boronate provided free ambiphilic phosphine boronates, which do not have detectable interactions between the phosphorus and boron atoms in solution or the solid state.     

Characterization of a low-wettable surface based on perfluoroalkyl acrylate copolymers

The low-wettable surfaces based on perfluoroalkyl acrylate (FA)/n-alkyl acrylate copolymers with various amounts of FA units were presented to analyze their surface properties. The FA copolymers were prepared by soap-free emulsion polymerization in the presence of sodium 2-acrylamide-2-methyl propanesulfonate (AMPSNa) used as a reactive surfactant. Low-wettability properties resulted from the self-assembly of fluorine-containing side chains, surface density and extent of orientation of perfluoroalkyl (R_F) groups. The wetting behavior of the low-wettable surfaces was discussed from a standpoint of dynamic contact angles measurement, which implied an enrichment of perfluoroalkyl groups on the topmost surface. Increased R_F surface densities and orientation, measured by attenuated total reflectance spectra of infrared (ATR-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning force microscopy (SFM), respectively, were consistent with higher angles.     

Reactions of [2-iodo-3-(perfluoroalkyl)propyl]glycidyl ethers with alcohols under basic conditions

On treatment with sodium alkoxides in the corresponding alcohols, [2-iodo-3-(perfluoroalkyl)propyl]glycidyl ethers are converted into 3-alkoxy-1-[3-(perfluoroalkyl)prop-2-enyloxy]-propan-2-ols in 56–78% yields, while its reaction with 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and phenol under phase transfer conditions (NaOH, CH₂Cl₂-H₂O, Bu₄N⁺I⁻, 35–40 °C) gives 3-alkoxy1-[2-iodo-3-(perfluoroalkyl)propoxy]propan-2-ols (yields 45–72%).     

A facile preparation of 1-perflouroalkylalkenes and alkynes. Palladium catalyzed reaction of perfluoroalkyl iodides with organotin compounds

Alkenyl, allyl, and alkynylstannanes react with perfluoroalkyl iodides in the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd(PPh₃)₄ to give alkenes and alkynes bearing perfluoroalkyl group.     

Redox system for perfluoroalkylation of arenes and α-methylstyrene derivatives using titanium oxide as photocatalyst

Photoirradiation of titanium oxide (TiO₂) excites the electrons from the valence band to the conduction band, leaving holes in the valence band. Using these holes and electrons, it is possible to perform one-electron oxidations and reductions. We developed a method for the photocatalytic perfluoroalkylation of aromatic rings such as benzene and its derivatives, naphthalene and benzofuran with perfluoroalkyl iodide by the combination of reduction and oxidation reactions with TiO₂. Perfluoroalkyl iodide was reduced to a perfluoroalkyl radical by the excited electrons in the conduction band of TiO₂, and the resulting radical reacted with an aromatic ring to form an arenium radical that was successively oxidized to a cation by the holes in the valence band of TiO₂. Similarly, the photocatalytic reaction of α-methylstyrene with perfluoroalkyl iodide afforded perfluoroalkylated α-methylstyrene, in which the perfluoroalkyl group is on a methyl carbon.