Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Coupling of Quinolin-8-carboxaldehydes with CF<sub>3</sub>–Imidoyl Sulfoxonium Ylides by Chelation-Assisted C(sp<sup>2</sup>)-H Bond Activation for the Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Enaminones
Pinyi Li, Zuguang Yang, Zhengkai Chen
Abstract
A rhodium(III)-catalyzed aldehydic C(sp 2 )–H imidoylmethylation of quinolin-8-carboxaldehydes with CF 3 -imidoyl sulfoxonium ylides (TFISYs) has been developed for the generation of α-imino ketones, which could be readily tautomerized to enaminones in moderate to excellent yields. In the transformation, TFISYs act as a kind of masked alkenylating reagents for the aldehyde moiety, and the obtained CF 3 -enaminone products have been successfully converted into other useful trifluoromethyl-substituted heterocycles.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryRhodiumCatalysisChelationTrifluoromethylMedicinal chemistryCoupling (piping)Combinatorial chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryMechanical engineeringAlkylEngineeringFluorine in Organic ChemistryCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms