Recent Advances in the Development of Direct Trifluoromethylselenolation Reagents and Methods
Yanan Wang, Zhegao Ye, Han Zhang, Zheliang Yuan
Abstract
Abstract The introduction of trifluoromethylchalcogen group (CF 3 O, CF 3 S and CF 3 Se) has attracted growing attention in the field of modern organofluorine chemistry. Compared with the CF 3 S and CF 3 O chemistry, methods for trifluoromethylselenolation are much less developed owing to the limited availability of CF 3 Se transfer reagents and synthetic methods. The CF 3 Se group introduces promising lipophilicity (Hansch‐Leo parameter=1.29) and strong electron‐withdrawing effect (Hammett constants σ m =0.44, σ p =0.45) which are important parameters for the development of new pharmaceutically relevant compounds. Traditionally, the CF 3 Se compounds were synthesized by the nucleophilic trifluoromethylation of diselenides and selenocyanates, which suffered from harsh conditions and/or limited substrates scope. Compared with the indirect methods, the direct formation of C−SeCF 3 constitutes is a more efficient approach. In recent years, new reagents and methods were developed which enabled the incorporation of the trifluoromethylselenyl group directly under mild conditions, specifically in transition metal catalysis and photoredox catalysis. In this review, we will focus on direct trifluoromethylselenolation strategies based on the development of new trifluoromethylselenolation reagents and methods. magnified image