Visible-Light-Induced Trifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes with Tri(9-anthryl)borane as an Organophotocatalyst
Jisu Moon, Yu Kyung Moon, Do Dam Park, Sukyung Choi, Youngmin You* and Eun Jin Cho*
*Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760; Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Republic of Korea,
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J. Moon, Y. K. Moon, D. D. Park, S. Choi, Y. You, E. J. Cho, J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84, 12925-12932.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01624
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Abstract
Tri(9-anthryl)borane catalyzes a visible-light-induced trifluoromethylation of unactivated alkenes with CF3I. The mild reaction conditions tolerate various functional groups, and the reaction could be extended to perfluoroalkylations with C3F7I and C4F9I.
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Key Words
trifluoromethylation, perfluoroalkylation, organocatalysis, photochemistry
ID: J42-Y2019
