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Access to <i>N</i>-Difluoromethyl Amides, (Thio)Carbamates, Ureas, and Formamides

Filip G. Zivkovic, Gina Wycich, Linhao Liu, Franziska Schoenebeck

2024Journal of the American Chemical Society41 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The first efficient access to N -difluoromethyl amides, carbamates, thiocarbamates, ureas, formamides, and their derivatives is reported herein. The synthetic strategy relies on the initial synthesis and straightforward derivatization of N -CF 2 H carbamoyl fluorides, which were prepared through a desulfurization–fluorination of thioformamides (─NH─C(H)═S) coupled with carbonylation. The newly made N -CF 2 H carbonyl compounds proved to be highly robust and compatible with numerous chemical transformations and downstream derivatizations, underscoring the potential of this novel motif as a building block in complex functional molecules.

Topics & Concepts

ChemistryFormamidesThio-DerivatizationCarbonylationFormamideOrganic chemistryMoleculeCombinatorial chemistryCatalysisCarbon monoxideHigh-performance liquid chromatographyFluorine in Organic ChemistryChemical Synthesis and AnalysisSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques