A Versatile Organocatalytic Approach for the Synthesis of Enantioenriched gem‐Difluorinated Compounds. Issue 39 (3rd August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Saulnier, Steve; Ciardi, Moira; Lopez‐Carrillo, Veronica; Gualandi, Andrea; Cozzi, Pier Giorgio
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 21:Issue 39(2015)
• Page Start: 13689
• Page End: 13695
• Publication Date: 2015-08-03
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201502099
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The combination of a practical and highly enantioselective organocatalytic reaction, which allows the stereoselective introduction of a benzodithiol group, with a fluorination step, gives a new and effective strategy for the stereoselective synthesis of difluorinated building blocks. The benzodithiol group is a versatile and chameleonic group that can be further functionalized before fluorination, giving customized and tailored useful synthetic strategies. As an example of the application of this facile strategy, the effective enantioselective synthesis of difluoroarundic acid is described.</p> </abstract>