J. Ichikawa et al., REACTION OF 2,2-DIFLUOROVINYL KETONES WITH HETEROATOM NUCLEOPHILES - A GENERAL ONE-POT SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-OXOKETENE ACETALS, Tetrahedron, 50(40), 1994, pp. 11637-11646
2,2-Difluorovinyl ketones readily react with heteroatom nucleophiles s
uch as thiols, alcohols, and amines to undergo stepwise replacement of
the two fluorine atoms via addition-elimination process. The reaction
affords alpha-oxoketene acetals including S,S-, N,S-, N,N-, O,S-, and
O,O-acetals in good to excellent yields.