TANDEM ALKYLATION DEFLUORINATION REACTION - SYNTHESIS OF 2-(N-ALKYL-N-ARYL)AMINO-3,3-DIFLUOROPROPENOATES FROM 2-(N-ARYL)IMINO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPANOATES
K. Uneyama et al., TANDEM ALKYLATION DEFLUORINATION REACTION - SYNTHESIS OF 2-(N-ALKYL-N-ARYL)AMINO-3,3-DIFLUOROPROPENOATES FROM 2-(N-ARYL)IMINO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPANOATES, Tetrahedron letters, 37(12), 1996, pp. 2045-2048
A novel synthesis of fluoroolefins from trifluoromethylated compounds
with organometallic reagents was developed The reaction seems to proce
ed via 1,4-alkylation on imino nitrogen followed by defluorination of
the trifluoromethyl group. Diethylzinc was found to be an efficient re
agent for the preparation of 2-(N-aryl-N-ethyl)amino-3,3-difluoroprope
noates in excellent yield A similar synthesis of monofluoroolefin with
Grignard reagent was also developed.