A convenient preparation of 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propynylamines and their Lewis acid catalyzed reaction with carbonyl compounds leading to (Z)-alpha-(trifluoromethyl)-alpha,beta-unsaturated amides
T. Mantani et al., A convenient preparation of 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propynylamines and their Lewis acid catalyzed reaction with carbonyl compounds leading to (Z)-alpha-(trifluoromethyl)-alpha,beta-unsaturated amides, J ORG CHEM, 66(10), 2001, pp. 3442-3448
N,N-Dialkyl(3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propynyl)amines were readily prepared by a th
ree-step procedure starting from commercially available 2,2,3,3,3 -pentaflu
oropropanol. These fluorinated alkynylamines reacted smoothly with a variet
y of aldehydes or ketones in the presence of a catalytic amount of Lewis ac
id and;molecular sieves 4 Angstrom at ambient temperature to produce the co
rresponding alpha-(trifluoromethyl)-alpha,beta -unsaturated amides in good
to excellent yields with high Z-stereoselectivity.