F. Tellier et R. Sauvetre, STEREOSELECTIVE INTRODUCTION OF A BROMO-DIFLUOROMETHYL (OR CHLORO-DIFLUOROMETHYL) ALLYLIC GROUP, Tetrahedron letters, 36(24), 1995, pp. 4221-4222
A highly regio- and stereo-selective method for the introduction of a
bromo- (or chloro-) difluoromethylene group into various unsaturated s
ystems is described. The key step is the treatment of 1,1-difluoro-1-a
lken-3-ols with thionyl bromide or chloride.