Recent advances in transition metal-catalyzed Csp2-monofluoro-, difluoro-, perfluoromethylation and trifluoromethylthiolation

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1CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, UMR 7509, SynCat, ECPM, 25 Rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
2Bayer CropScience AG, Alfred-Nobel-Strasse 50, 40789 Monheim, Germany
3Bayer SAS, 14 impasse Pierre Baizet, 69263 Lyon, Cedex 09, France
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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2476–2536. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.9.287
Received 30 Jul 2013, Accepted 10 Oct 2013, Published 15 Nov 2013
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Abstract

In the last few years, transition metal-mediated reactions have joined the toolbox of chemists working in the field of fluorination for Life-Science oriented research. The successful execution of transition metal-catalyzed carbon–fluorine bond formation has become a landmark achievement in fluorine chemistry. This rapidly growing research field has been the subject of some excellent reviews. Our approach focuses exclusively on transition metal-catalyzed reactions that allow the introduction of –CFH2, –CF2H, –CnF2n+1 and –SCF3 groups onto sp² carbon atoms. Transformations are discussed according to the reaction-type and the metal employed. The review will not extend to conventional non-transition metal methods to these fluorinated groups.

Review

Introduction

The incorporation of fluorine or fluorinated moieties into organic compounds plays a key role in Life-Science oriented research as often-profound changes of the physico-chemical and biological properties can be observed [1-6]. As a consequence, organofluorine chemistry has become an integral part of pharmaceutical [6-16] and agrochemical research [16-20]. About 20% of all pharmaceuticals and roughly 40% of agrochemicals are fluorinated. Perfluoroalkyl substituents are particularly interesting as they often lead to a significant increase in lipophilicity and thus bioavailability albeit with a modified stability. Therefore, it is of continual interest to develop new, environmentally benign methods for the introduction of these groups into target molecules. Recent years have witnessed exciting developments in mild catalytic fluorination techniques. In contrast to carbon–carbon, carbon–oxygen and carbon–nitrogen bond formations, catalytic carbon–fluorine bond formation remained an unsolved challenge, mainly due to the high electronegativity of fluorine, its hydration and thus reduced nucleophilicity [21]. The importance of this developing research field is reflected by the various review articles which have been published dealing with transition metal mediated or catalyzed fluorination [22-24], difluoromethylation [24], and trifluoromethylation reactions [22-28].

The present review focuses on fundamental achievements in the field of transition metal-catalyzed mono-, di- and trifluoromethylation as well as trifluoromethylthiolation of sp² carbon atoms. We present the different developments according to the reaction-type and the nature of the transition metal.

1 Catalytic monofluoromethylation

Monofluoromethylated aromatics find application in various pharmaceutical [29-32] and agrochemical products [18].

Although numerous methods for the catalytic introduction of a trifluoromethyl group onto aryl moieties have been reported in the literature [27,33-41], the incorporation of partially fluorinated methyl groups is still underdeveloped [42,43]. In most cases transition metals have to be employed in stoichiometric amounts.

1.1 Palladium catalysis

The first monofluoromethylation was reported by M. Suzuki (Scheme 1) [44]. Fluoromethyl iodide was reacted with pinacol phenylboronate (40 equiv) affording the coupling product in low yield (47%).

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Scheme 1: Pd-catalyzed monofluoromethylation of pinacol phenylboronate [44].

The Pd-catalyzed α-arylation of α-fluorocarbonyl compounds affording various quaternary α-aryl-α-fluorocarbonyl derivatives has been reported by J. F. Hartwig [45], J. M. Shreeve [46] and further investigated and generalized to both open-chain and cyclic α-fluoroketones by F. L. Qing [47,48]. However, further decarbonylation to the monofluoromethyl group proved difficult.

1.2 Copper catalysis

Recently a copper-catalyzed monofluoromethylation was described by J. Hu. Aryl iodides were submitted to a Cu-catalyzed (CuTC = copper thiophene-2-carboxylate) debenzoylative fluoroalkylation with 2-PySO2CHFCOR followed by desulfonylation (Scheme 2) [49]. It has been shown that the (2-pyridyl)sulfonyl moiety is important for the Cu-catalysis.

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Scheme 2: Cu-catalyzed monofluoromethylation with 2-PySO2CHFCOR followed by desulfonylation [49].

2 Catalytic difluoromethylation

The synthesis of difluoromethylated aromatics attracted considerable interest in recent years due to their potential pharmacological and agrochemical activity [42,50-56].

2.1 Copper catalysis

In contrast to widely used stoichiometric copper-mediated trifluoromethylations and the recent results of the Cu-catalyzed reaction described above, that of difluoromethylation has been more slowly developed. This is probably due to the lack of thermal stability of CuCHF2 [42]. To the best of our knowledge, the direct cross-coupling of CuCHF2 with aromatic halides has not been reported. H. Amii reported on the reaction of aryl iodides with α-silyldifluoroacetates in the presence of a catalytic amount of CuI (Scheme 3). The corresponding aryldifluoroacetates have been obtained in moderate to good yields and afforded, after subsequent hydrolysis of the aryldifluoroacetates and KF-promoted decarboxylation, a variety of difluoromethyl aromatics [57].

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Scheme 3: Cu-catalyzed difluoromethylation with α-silyldifluoroacetates [57].

Unlike previous protocols where an excess of copper is required, this approach presents some advantages such as: (i) stability and availability of the required 2-silyl-2,2-difluoroacetates from trifluoroacetates or chlorodifluoroacetates [58-60]; (ii) high functional group tolerance as the reactions proceed smoothly under mild conditions; and (iii) the reaction being catalytic in copper.

J. Hu described the Lewis acid (CuF2·2H2O) catalyzed vinylic C–CHF2 bond formation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids through decarboxylative fluoroalkylation (Table 1) [61]. A wide range of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids afforded the corresponding difluoromethylated alkenes in high yields and with excellent E/Z selectivity.

Table 1: Cu-catalyzed C–CHF2 bond formation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids through decarboxylative fluoroalkylation [61].

[Graphic 1]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 2] 70 [Graphic 3] 88 [Graphic 4] 86
[Graphic 5] 90 [Graphic 6] 87 [Graphic 7] 91
[Graphic 8] 86 [Graphic 9] 87 [Graphic 10] 86
[Graphic 11] 82 [Graphic 12] 76 [Graphic 13] 60
[Graphic 14] 60 [Graphic 15] 90 [Graphic 16] 84
[Graphic 17] 84 [Graphic 18] 73 [Graphic 19] 70
[Graphic 20] 65 [Graphic 21] 63    

The putative mechanism for this copper-catalyzed decarboxylative fluoro-alkylation involves the iodine–oxygen bond cleavage of Togni's reagent in presence of the copper catalyst to produce a highly electrophilic species (intermediate A). Then, the acrylate derivative coordinates to the iodonium salt A leading to intermediate B with generation of hydrogen fluoride, followed by an intramolecular reaction between the double bond and the iodonium ion to provide intermediate C. The presence of HF in the reaction medium promotes the decarboxylation step in intermediate C, and subsequent reductive elimination leads to the formation of the thermodynamically stable E-alkene. Finally, protonation of intermediate E regenerates the copper catalyst, thus allowing the catalytic turnover (Figure 1).

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Figure 1: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed C–CHF2 bond formation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids through decarboxylative fluoroalkylation [61].

2.2 Iron catalysis

Similarly to the work of J. Hu and colleagues using copper catalysis, the group of Z.-Q. Liu reported on the decarboxylative difluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids. However, the latter used iron(II) sulfate as catalyst and zinc bis(difluoromethanesulfinate) as the fluoroalkyl transfer reagent. A handful of β-difluoromethylstyrenes were obtained in moderate yields and with complete diastereoselectivity (Scheme 4) [62].

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Scheme 4: Fe-catalyzed decarboxylative difluoromethylation of cinnamic acids [62].

3 Catalytic perfluoroalkylation

The transition metal mediated trifluoromethylation of aromatic compounds has been extensively reviewed in recent years by several authors [23-28,63,64]. Nevertheless, aromatic trifluoromethylations catalytic in metal are still rare. This section reviews recent advances in this area and classifies the reactions according to metal type and reaction mechanism. One can identify two major approaches, trifluoromethylation via cross-coupling reactions or the more recent C–H functionalization.

3.1 Palladium catalysis

3.1.1 Trifluoromethylation of Csp2–X bonds (X = halogen or sulfonate) by means of a nucleophilic CF3-source. The first Pd-catalyzed aromatic trifluoromethylation of aryl chlorides with a nucleophilic source of CF3 has been reported in 2010 by S. L. Buchwald et al. (Table 2) [38]. An excess of expensive (trifluoromethyl)triethylsilane (TESCF3) in combination with potassium fluoride was used to provide the expected trifluoromethylated arenes in good yields, and a variety of functional groups is tolerated under the mild conditions of the process. The reaction with aryl bromides or triflates is less efficient. The success of this Pd-catalyzed trifluoromethylation is due to highly hindered phosphorus ligands like BrettPhos, which facilitate the reductive elimination step. However, the phosphine was changed for the less bulky ligand RuPhos for the reaction with ortho-substituted aryl chlorides. The authors presume a Pd(0)/Pd(II) catalytic cycle, which is supported by preliminary mechanistic studies.

Table 2: Pd-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl and heteroaryl chlorides [38].

[Graphic 22]
Compound Conditions Yield (%) Compound Conditions Yield (%)
[Graphic 23] A 80 [Graphic 24] A 83
[Graphic 25] A 85 [Graphic 26] A 72
[Graphic 27] A 94 [Graphic 28] A 70
[Graphic 29] A 82 [Graphic 30] A 90
[Graphic 31] A 76 [Graphic 32] A 84
[Graphic 33] B 72 [Graphic 34] B 87
[Graphic 35] B 72 [Graphic 36] B 88
[Graphic 37] B 84 [Graphic 38] B 84
[Graphic 39] C 90 [Graphic 40] C 77
[Graphic 41] C 87 [Graphic 42] C 78

In 2011, B. S. Samant and G. W. Kabalka developed improved conditions for the trifluoromethylation of aryl halides by carrying out the reaction in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and toluene, and by using TMSCF3 as a cheaper trifluoromethylating agent [65]. The reverse micelles appear to prevent the decomposition of TMSCF3 and provide an effective reaction site for oxidative addition of Ar–X and the Pd(0) catalyst, increasing the yields and allowing the use of aryl bromides as starting materials (Table 3). Free alcohols and amines are compatible with the reaction conditions, which was not the case with S. L. Buchwald’s methodology.

Table 3: Pd-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of bromoaromatic compounds in micellar conditions [65].

[Graphic 43]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 44] 77 [Graphic 45] 70 [Graphic 46] 74
[Graphic 47] 68 [Graphic 48] 71 [Graphic 49] 70
[Graphic 50] 72 [Graphic 51] 80    

For the metal-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of sp2 carbons, vinyl sulfonates represent valuable alternative coupling partners to vinyl halides, given that they can be prepared in a straightforward manner from readily available alcoholic precursors. In 2011, the group of S. L. Buchwald described a catalytic system to convert cyclic vinyl triflates or nonaflates to their trifluoromethylated equivalents (Table 4) [66]. Ruppert’s reagent was used as the CF3 precursor in a combination with potassium fluoride as an activator for the reaction with vinyl triflates, while TESCF3 and rubidium fluoride gave better results for nonaflate electrophiles. Otherwise, the scope is actually limited to six-membered vinyl sulfonates, and moderate yields were obtained with 2-alkyl substituted cyclohexenyl substrates.

Table 4: Pd-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of vinyl sulfonates [66].

[Graphic 52]
Compound X = Yield (%) Compound X = Yield (%)
[Graphic 53] OTf 83 [Graphic 54] OTf 81
[Graphic 55] OTf 62 [Graphic 56] OTf 53
[Graphic 57] OTf 84 [Graphic 58] OTf 75a
[Graphic 59] OTf 74a [Graphic 60] OTf 40
[Graphic 61] OTf 36a [Graphic 62] OTf 71a
[Graphic 63] ONf 73a [Graphic 64] ONf 80a
[Graphic 65] ONf 51      

a[(allyl)PdCl]2 was used instead of Pd(dba)2.

3.1.2 Trifluoromethylation by means of C–H activation and an electrophilic CF3-source. In 2010, J.-Q. Yu and coworkers reported on the first Pd-catalyzed trifluoromethylation at C–H positions in aromatic compounds (Table 5) [67]. Pd(OAc)2 (10 mol %) was used as the catalyst, and Umemoto’s sulfonium tetrafluoroborate salt as the CF3 source rather than its triflate analogue. Trifluoroacetic acid and copper(II) acetate as additives proved essential for achieving high yields of the desired trifluoromethylated arenes. 2-Arylpyridines, but also other aryl-substituted heteroarenes were successfully trifluoromethylated with complete regioselectivity in the position ortho to the aryl–heteroaryl bond, with moderate to high yields in most cases. Obviously, the heteroaryl group served as a directing group in this transformation. Interestingly, all isomers of 2-tolylpyridine were trifluoromethylated with highest yields; while in the case of chloro or methoxy groups, the efficiency of the reaction was dependent on the position of the substituent relative to the heteroaryl group. Notably, the chloro-substituted substrates required higher catalyst loadings for sufficient conversion. The authors also note that keto, ester and nitro substituents led to poor yields. The mechanism of this transformation and the role of the additives have not been elucidated yet.

Table 5: Pd-catalyzed C–H trifluoromethylation employing Umemoto’s sulfonium tetrafluoroborate salt [67].

[Graphic 66]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 67]   86 [Graphic 68] 0c
[Graphic 69]   82 [Graphic 70] 88
[Graphic 71] 2-Me
3-Me
4-Me
84
83
83
[Graphic 72] 75c
[Graphic 73] 2-OMe
3-OMe
4-OMe
78
54b
68
[Graphic 74] 58c
[Graphic 75] 2-Cl
3-Cl
4-Cl
55c
75c
72c
[Graphic 76] 62c
[Graphic 77]   78b [Graphic 78] 53c
[Graphic 79]   87b [Graphic 80] 74
[Graphic 81]   88    

aYields for isolated compounds. b15 mol % of Pd(OAc)2 were used. c20 mol % of Pd(OAc)2 were used.

The group of J.-Q. Yu further studied this reaction by adapting it to secondary N-arylbenzamides as more versatile substrates than arylpyridines [68]. In comparison with the previous reaction conditions, two equivalents of Cu(OAc)2 had to be used instead of one, and N-methylformamide as an additive appeared essential. On the other hand, the counteranion of sulfonium in Umemoto’s reagent had no influence on the reaction. Variously substituted arenes underwent trifluoromethylation with moderate to excellent yields (Table 6). Interestingly, bromo-, chloro- or ester-substituted substrates were also converted, allowing further derivatization. As a preliminary investigation on the mechanism of the reaction, the authors prepared an analogue of the palladacyclic intermediate supposed to be involved in the first stages of the catalytic cycle and submitted it to the reaction conditions, in the presence or not of the amide additive and of Cu(OAc)2 (Scheme 5). These results confirmed the indispensable involvement of these additives in the mechanism.

Table 6: Extension of Yu’s C–H trifluoromethylation to N-arylbenzamides [68].

[Graphic 82]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 83]   79 [Graphic 84] 77
[Graphic 85] 2-Me
3-Me
4-Me
84
94
53
[Graphic 86] 55
[Graphic 87] 3-OMe
4-OMe
89
56
[Graphic 88] 32b
[Graphic 89] 3-F
4-F
56
61
[Graphic 90] 71
[Graphic 91] 2-Cl
3-Cl
4-Cl
41
81
40
[Graphic 92] 72
[Graphic 93]   82 [Graphic 94] 75
[Graphic 95]   67    

aYields for isolated compounds. b2 equiv of Umemoto’s reagent were used for 48 h. #Indicates the initial CF3 substituent present in the substrate.

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Scheme 5: Preliminary experiments for investigation of the mechanism of the C–H trifluoromethylation of N-arylbenzamides [68].

A complementary study by Z.-J. Shi and coworkers investigated the trifluoromethylation of acetanilides also using palladium(II) and copper(II) acetates as catalyst and additive respectively, with Umemoto’s reagent [69]. Pivalic acid (vs TFA in the case of J.-Q. Yu et al.) as an additive gave the best results. Diversely functionalized substrates were converted to the corresponding benzotrifluorides with up to 83% yield (Table 7). Striking features of the reaction were the ability to use alkoxycarbonyl-, benzoyl, acetyl- and acetoxy-substituted acetanilides, and, above all, halogenated arenes including fluoro-, chloro-, bromo- and iodoacetanilides, rendering further functionalization possible. However, the presence of a methoxy or trifluoromethoxy group meta to the directing group shuts down the reaction completely. Other directing groups were investigated. When hydrogen was replaced by methyl on nitrogen in the starting acetanilide, no reaction occurred; on the other hand, N-pivaloyl- and N-benzoylanilines were trifluoromethylated, albeit with lower yields than acetanilide. From the study of kinetic isotope effects in several experiments as well as of a Pd-insertion complex similarly to the work of J.-Q. Yu et al., the authors proposed a Pd(II)/Pd(IV) catalytic cycle starting with C–H activation of the substrate followed by oxidation of the complex with Umemoto’s reagent and completed by reductive elimination of the desired benzotrifluoride (Figure 2).

Table 7: Shi’s C–H trifluoromethylation of acetanilides [69].

[Graphic 96]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 97]   69 [Graphic 98] R3 = Me
R3 = Et
64
83
[Graphic 99] 2-Me
3-Me
4-Me
51
47
63
[Graphic 100]   72
[Graphic 101] 3-Ph
4-Ph
66
46
[Graphic 102]   41
[Graphic 103] F
Cl
Br
I
71
72
66
48
[Graphic 104]   56
[Graphic 105] F
Cl
Br
52
53
63
[Graphic 106]   0
[Graphic 107]   0 [Graphic 108]   41
[Graphic 109]   Trace [Graphic 110]   42
[Graphic 111]   77      

aYields for isolated compounds. b2 equiv of Umemoto’s reagent were used for 48 h. #Indicates the initial CF3 substituent present in the substrate.

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Figure 2: Plausible catalytic cycle proposed by Z.-J. Shi et al. for the trifluoromethylation of acetanilides [69].

3.1.3 Perfluoroalkylation by means of C–H activation and a perfluoroalkyl radical-source. In contrast to the studies described above, the group of M. S. Sanford has developed a Pd-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of arenes in the absence of directing groups [70]. Perfluoroalkyl iodides were used as the source of the fluorinated alkyl group. Under the optimized reaction conditions, a mixture of the iodide, 5 mol % Pd2dba3, 20 mol % BINAP, cesium carbonate (2 equiv) and the arene (large excess) were heated under air in the absence of a cosolvent (Table 8). Benzene, naphthalene and several disubstituted benzenes were successfully transformed with 39–99% NMR yields and 27–76% isolated yields (relative to the starting perfluoroalkyl iodide). N-Methylpyrrole was also perfluoroalkylated in high yield. The reaction proved very selective in several aspects, since 1,2- and 1,3-disubstituted benzenes were all preferentially functionalized at the 4-position; aryl C–H positions were perfluoroalkylated but not benzylic positions; and only the 2-position in N-methylpyrrole was functionalized. A tentative mechanism was proposed, based on the literature on each of the assumed steps of the catalytic cycle (Figure 3). After oxidative addition of the perfluoroalkyl iodide onto palladium(0), the iodide ligand is replaced by aryl by C–H activation, and a reductive elimination of the desired product liberates the palladium catalyst. Experiments carried out by the authors were inconsistent with an alternative purely free radical pathway, but could not rule out caged and/or “Pd-associated” radical intermediates.

Table 8: Sanford’s Pd-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation at a C–H position of (hetero)arenes in the absence of directing groups [70].

[Graphic 112]
Product
(isomer ratio)
Temp., Time NMR (and isolated)
yields (%)
Product
(isomer ratio)
Temp., Time NMR (and isolated)
yields (%)
[Graphic 113]
(---)
100 °C, 15 h 26a [Graphic 114]
(>20:1)
100 °C, 15 h 76 (54)
[Graphic 115]
(---)
80 °C, 15 h 81a [Graphic 116]
(2.2:1:0)
60 °C, 24 h 77 (55)
[Graphic 117]
(---)
80 °C, 15 h 79 (60) [Graphic 118]
(---)
60 °C, 24 h 52 (52)
[Graphic 119]
(>20:1)
80 °C, 15 h 79 (76) [Graphic 120]
(>20:1)
100 °C, 15 h 39 (27)
[Graphic 121]
(17:1:2)
100 °C, 15 h 99 (69) [Graphic 122]
(4.0:1)
100 °C, 15 h 76 (34)
[Graphic 123]
(---)
100 °C, 15 h 84 (59) [Graphic 124]
(>20:1)
40 °C, 15 h 99 (70)
[Graphic 125]
(11:1:1)
80 °C, 15 h 80(69)      

aGC yield (%).

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Figure 3: Plausible catalytic cycle proposed by M. S. Sanford et al. for the perfluoroalkylation of simple arenes using perfluoroalkyl iodides [70].

Another study by Y. H. Budnikova et al. described the electrochemical perfluoroalkylation of 2-phenylpyridine in the presence of palladium(II) catalysts (10 mol %) and starting either from 6H-perfluorohexyl bromide or perfluoroheptanoic acid [71]. Interestingly, the latter reagent provided the highest yields, and the reaction appeared to proceed through an intermediate biaryl perfluoroalkylcarboxylate, which extrudes CO2 to yield the desired product (Table 9). As underlined by the authors, the electrocatalytic reactions proceed under mild conditions at potentials that clearly generate high oxidation state metals.

Table 9: Pd-catalyzed electrochemical perfluoroalkylation of 2-phenylpyridine [71].

[Graphic 126]
Perfluoroalkyl source Pd(II) catalyst
Pd(OAc)2 Yield (%) Pd2(o-C6H4Py)2(OAc)2 Yield (%)
H(CF2)6Br [Graphic 127] 10 [Graphic 128] 30
C6F13CO2H [Graphic 129] ≤18 [Graphic 130] 81
[Graphic 131]  

3.1.4 Trifluoromethylation by means of presumed C–H activation and a nucleophilic CF3-source. A single study on palladium-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of sp2-C–H bonds was reported by G. Liu and coworkers [72]. It described the introduction of a CF3 group at the 2-position of indoles using palladium acetate as a catalyst and the Ruppert–Prakash reagent TMSCF3. A screening of reaction conditions showed that cesium fluoride proved the best base. PhI(OAc)2 was the preferred oxidant over other hypervalent iodine compounds or sources of F+ or CF3+; additionally, the presence of a bis(oxazoline) as a ligand was beneficial to the reaction, as well as that of TEMPO to prevent trifluoromethylation of the benzene ring as a side reaction. With these optimized reaction conditions, a series of indoles was successfully trifluoromethylated (Table 10). The nature of the substituent on nitrogen had a strong influence on yields. Alkyl or alkyl-derived groups as well as phenyl gave moderate to good results, but N-tosyl or N–H gave almost no desired product, if any. Indoles bearing substituents at the 2 or 3 positions were suitable substrates for respective 3- or 2-functionalization, although an ester group in position 3 led to a lower yield; a “naked” indole ring could be trifluoromethylated in a 39% yield. Electron-donating or -withdrawing groups on the benzo moiety were tolerated, and in particular, the presence of a halogen atom in position 5 gave yields almost as high as in the case of the unsubstituted analogue. By comparing the activities in the case of substrates bearing electron-donating and -releasing groups at the 5-position, and considering the regioselective 3-functionalization of N-methylindole, the authors proposed the following catalytic cycle: 1) electrophilic palladation of indole, 2) oxidation of the resulting Pd(II) species by the combination of the hypervalent iodine reagent and TMSCF3 to give a CF3-Pd(IV) intermediate, and 3) reductive elimination leading to the desired trifluoromethylindole.

Table 10: Pd-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of sp2-C–H bonds of indoles employing TMSCF3 [72].

[Graphic 132]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 133] Me
Et
Bn
n-Bu
Ph
SEMb
Ts
H
83
72
62
63
50
57
<5
0
[Graphic 134] Me
OMe
Cl
Br
Ec
60
56
67
70
51
[Graphic 135] Cy
c-C5H9
iPr
(CH2)2OMe
CH2CHE2c
Ec
75
71
61
70
66
33
[Graphic 136]   60
[Graphic 137] Me
Ph
65
66
[Graphic 138]   39

aIsolated yields. bSEM = TMS(CH2)2OCH2. cE = CO2Me.

3.2 Copper catalysis

3.2.1 Trifluoromethylation of Csp2–X bonds (X = halogen) by means of a nucleophilic CF3-source. In 2009, H. Amii et al. reported on the first general copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl iodides with TESCF3 in presence of potassium fluoride [33]. After activation of the fluoroalkylsilane by the fluoride, the trifluoromethyl anion is generated and leads to the formation of the CF3Cu species. Then, σ-bond metathesis between Ar–I and CF3–Cu yields trifluoromethylated arenes with regeneration of CuI. To perform the reaction catalytically, the use of a diamine ligand was necessary to enhance the electron density at the metal center, thus increasing the rate of σ-bond metathesis. In this way, the copper catalyst is regenerated faster and avoids in situ decomposition of the CF3 species. Heteroaromatic iodides and iodobenzenes bearing electron-withdrawing groups participated smoothly in cross-coupling reactions with good yields (Table 11).

Table 11: The first Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl iodides [33].

[Graphic 139]
Compound Yield (%)a Compound Yield (%)a Compound Yield (%)a
[Graphic 140] 90 [Graphic 141] 90 [Graphic 142] 80
[Graphic 143] 89 [Graphic 144] 63 [Graphic 145] 44
[Graphic 146] 69 [Graphic 147] 99 [Graphic 148] 63

aNMR yield calculated by 19F NMR by using 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol as an internal standard.

Later, modified conditions were proposed by Z. Q. Weng et al. where N,N’-dimethylethylenediamine (DMEDA) and AgF were used instead of 1,10-phenanthroline and KF respectively [73]. In addition to activating the silyl group of the trifluoromethylating agent, the silver salt also acts as a stabilizer for the CF3 species and prevents its self-decomposition (Figure 4). As a result, the more economical TMSCF3 can be employed, and good yields were observed for both electron-rich and electron-poor aryl iodides in this cooperative silver-assisted copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation (Table 12).

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Figure 4: Postulated reaction pathway for the Ag/Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl iodides by Z. Q. Weng et al. [73].

Table 12: Cooperative effect of silver for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl iodides [73].

[Graphic 149]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 150] 75b [Graphic 151] 89 [Graphic 152] 98b
[Graphic 153] 64 [Graphic 154] 73 [Graphic 155] 59
[Graphic 156] 47 [Graphic 157] 66 [Graphic 158] 61
[Graphic 159] 76b        

aNMR yield calculated by 19F NMR by using hexafluorobenzene as an internal standard. bIsolated yield.

Even if the pioneering work of H. Amii and Z. Q. Weng resulted in the development of reliable and robust catalytic systems, they suffer from the lack of accessibility to inexpensive, stable and easy-to-handle reagents that could be used as convenient CF3 sources for nucleophilic trifluoromethylations. The group of L. J. Gooßen et al. was the first to propose a new crystalline, air-stable (trifluoromethyl)trimethoxyborate as an alternative to Ruppert’s reagent [74]. This innovative reagent is readily accessible by reaction of TMSCF3 with B(OMe)3 and KF in THF, and allows the conversion of a broad scope of aryl iodides in high yields without the need for basic additives (Table 13).

Table 13: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (hetero)aryl iodides with (trifluoromethyl)trimethoxyborate [74].

[Graphic 160]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 161] 77 [Graphic 162] 83 [Graphic 163] 91
[Graphic 164] 74 [Graphic 165] 92 [Graphic 166] 70
[Graphic 167] 59 [Graphic 168] 91 [Graphic 169] 97
[Graphic 170] 81 [Graphic 171] 95 [Graphic 172] 76
[Graphic 173] 93 [Graphic 174] 75 [Graphic 175] 81
[Graphic 176] 82 [Graphic 177] 85 [Graphic 178] 84
[Graphic 179] 96 [Graphic 180] 95 [Graphic 181] 96
[Graphic 182] 52 [Graphic 183] 84    

Hemiaminals of trifluoroacetaldehyde are also considered to be convenient sources of trifluoromethyl anion [75]. H. Amii et al. reported on the use of an O-silylated hemiaminal as a cross-coupling partner for aromatic trifluoromethylation with a copper iodide/1,10-phenanthroline catalytic system [76]. Compound B was prepared from commercially available hemiacetal of fluoral and morpholine, following the procedure described by B. R. Langlois et al. [77] Moderate to good yields were observed when the reaction was carried out in diglyme with cesium fluoride as a base (Table 14).

Table 14: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (hetero)aryl iodides with O-silylated hemiaminal of fluoral [76].

[Graphic 184]
Compound Yield (%)a Compound Yield (%)a Compound Yield (%)a
[Graphic 185] 77 [Graphic 186] 90 [Graphic 187] 47
[Graphic 188] 93 [Graphic 189] 60 [Graphic 190] 97
[Graphic 191] 53 [Graphic 192] 53 [Graphic 193] 40
[Graphic 194] 57 [Graphic 195] 44 [Graphic 196] 97
[Graphic 197] 95 [Graphic 198] 75    

aNMR yield calculated by 19F NMR by using trifluoromethoxybenzene as an internal standard.

More recently, compounds derived from trifluoroacetic acid appeared to be a cheap and readily available nucleophilic trifluoromethyl source after decarboxylation at high temperature in the presence of stoichiometric amounts of copper salts [78,79]. In 2011, Y. M. Li et al. showed that the Cu-catalyzed C–CF3 bond formation of iodoarenes could be achieved by using a sodium salt of trifluoroacetic acid as the source of CF3 [80]. Ag2O was chosen as an additive to promote the decarboxylation, and to accelerate the reductive elimination step by precipitation of AgI. To circumvent the use of moisture-sensitive sodium trifluoroacetate, M. Beller et al. employed a combination of methyl trifluoroacetate (MTFA) and cesium fluoride to generate the trifluoroacetate anion which decarboxylated under the reaction conditions (Figure 5). In most cases, the system does not necessitate the use of amine ligands excepted when aryl bromides are used instead of aryl iodides [81]. Aryl and heteroaryl products were formed in good to excellent yields with a good functional group tolerance (Table 15).

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Figure 5: Postulated reaction mechanism for Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation reaction using MTFA as trifluoromethylating agent [81].

Table 15: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (hetero)aryl iodides and aryl bromides with methyl trifluoroacetate [81].

[Graphic 199]
Compound X = Yield (%)a Compound X = Yield (%)a
[Graphic 200] I 84 [Graphic 201] I 93
Br 60b,c Br 61b,d
[Graphic 202] I 84 [Graphic 203] I 88
Br 65b,d   47
[Graphic 204] Br 62b,c [Graphic 205] I 78
[Graphic 206] I 84b,d [Graphic 207] I 69
[Graphic 208] I 66 [Graphic 209] I 92
[Graphic 210] I 91 [Graphic 211] I 80
[Graphic 212] Br 50b [Graphic 213] Br 95c

aNMR yield calculated by GC using tetradecane as an internal standard, b20 mol % of 1,10-phenanthroline were added, cCsF replaced by CsTFA, dCsF replaced by CsCl.

3.2.2 Trifluoromethylation of Csp2–H bonds by means of an electrophilic CF3-source. In this section, the studies that are highlighted are distinguished by the nature of the substrates that are submitted to trifluoromethylation; indeed, all of them used the same electrophilic CF3 source, namely Togni’s benziodoxolone reagent.

M. Sodeoka and coworkers reported on the trifluoromethylation of indoles with Togni’s hypervalent iodine reagent in the presence of catalytic copper(II) acetate [82]. No additives were necessary, and this simple procedure allowed for the functionalization of various N–H as well as variously N-protected indoles with almost complete selectivity for the 2-position, even in the case of “naked” indoles (Table 16).

Table 16: Sodeoka’s trifluoromethylation of indoles with Togni’s hypervalent iodine reagent [82].

[Graphic 214]
Product Isolated yield (%)
(Time)
Yield based on recovered starting material (%)
[Graphic 215] Me
CO2Me
79 (6 h)
28 (24 h)
95
58
[Graphic 216] OMe
Br
72 (18 h)
74 (24 h)
88
90
[Graphic 217] CO2Me
NHBoc
NHAc
72 (24 h)
68 (24 h)
79 (24 h)
79
76
93
[Graphic 218]   48 (24 h) 86
[Graphic 219] Me
Bn
Ac
Boc
90 (6 h)
67 (18)
5 (24)
39 (24)
95
85
16
60
[Graphic 220] Me
Bn
58 (6 h)a
58 (6 h)
62a
76

aReaction carried out at 50 °C.

The same group also reported on two examples of Heck-type copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of vinyl(het)arenes at the terminal carbon [83]. The reaction actually proceeded by oxytrifluoromethylation of the vinyl group, followed by elimination of the oxygen-leaving group in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid (Scheme 6).

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Scheme 6: Formal Heck-type trifluoromethylation of vinyl(het)arenes by M. Sodeoka et al. [83].

Similarly to the Pd-catalyzed C–H trifluoromethylation of acetanilides by Z.-J. Shi et al., a copper-catalyzed process was developed by C. Chen and C. Xi and colleagues for the functionalization of pivanilides [84]. The latter methodology is simpler and more atom-economical since it does not require additives such as PivOH or stoichiometric metal salts as oxidants. However, it necessitates higher catalyst loadings (20 mol % CuCl vs 10 mol % Pd(OAc)2) to ensure acceptable yields. Various N-aryl and N-hetarylpivalamides were successfully converted under a nitrogen atmosphere, with introduction of the CF3 group predominantly ortho to the amide function (Table 17). Unlike the Pd-catalyzed reaction, this copper-catalyzed variant leads to a mixture of ortho-, meta- and para-functionalized compounds, with ortho > para > meta as the preferred order of selectivity in the case of simple pivanilide. Moreover, additional experiments in the presence of TEMPO or phenyl N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN) resulted respectively in no reaction and observation of the adduct of the CF3 radical on PBN by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR). These findings suggest a radical pathway for the mechanism of this reaction, as proposed by the authors and depicted in Figure 6.

Table 17: Cu-catalyzed C–H functionalization of pivanilides [84].

[Graphic 221]
Product Temp. (°C) Conversion (%) Isolated yield (%) (NMR yield (%))
[Graphic 222] H
Me
iPr
OMe
F
Cl
Br
CO2Eta
30
60
90
60
90
90
90
120
93
85
65
77
46
45
55
40
65 (67)
69 (70)
55 (60)
63 (67)
42 (46)
32 (42)
49 (53)
30 (35)
[Graphic 223] Hb
Cl
45
100
70b
67
40 (48)b
40 (55)
[Graphic 224]   80 71 48 (57)
[Graphic 225]   60 60 54 (58)
[Graphic 226]   100 --- 51 (---)
[Graphic 227]   100 --- 86 (---)
[Graphic 228]   100 --- 52 (---)

aReaction time: 36 h. bThe isomer bearing CF3 para to the amide group was also produced in 16% isolated yield.

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Figure 6: Proposed catalytic cycle for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (het)arenes in presence of a pivalamido group (C. Chen, C. Xi et al.) [84].

As demonstrated recently by D. Bouyssi, O. Baudoin and coworkers, copper proved also able to catalyze the introduction of a CF3 group at the “imino” C–H bond of N,N-disubstituted (het)arylhydrazones [85]. Here again, a simple system consisting of Togni’s reagent and 10 mol % of copper(I) chloride could trifluoromethylate substrates efficiently without any additive nor heating, and in a short reaction time. The substituents on the terminal nitrogen atom had a strong influence on the reaction. Two alkyl substituents on nitrogen gave far better results than a single one; benzyl as well as phenyl groups were tolerated, although giving lower yields. A broad substitution pattern on the (hetero)aryl ring was compatible with the reaction, and the “imino” C–H was selectively trifluoromethylated (Table 18). When carrying out the reaction in the presence of TEMPO, the desired reaction was almost completely shut down, while a nearly quantitative 19F NMR yield was determined for the formation of the TEMPO-CF3 adduct, giving evidence for a radical mechanism (Figure 7).

Table 18: Baudoin’s Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of N,N-disubstituted (het)arylhydrazones [85].

[Graphic 229]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 230] NMe2
NBn2
NPh2
NHMe
1-piperidinyl
4-morpholinyl
96
61
30
---b
88
86
[Graphic 231] 82
[Graphic 232] CN
F
OH
NMe2
99
56c
65d
56
[Graphic 233] 85
[Graphic 234]   73 [Graphic 235] 85
[Graphic 236]   82 [Graphic 237] 74
[Graphic 238]   90 [Graphic 239] 75
[Graphic 240]   80 [Graphic 241] 60e
[Graphic 242]   68d    

aYields for isolated compounds. bComplex crude mixture. cVolatile compound (78% NMR yield). dCuI was used as catalyst in DCM. e18 h reaction time; additional CuCl (10 mol %) and Togni’s reagent (0.5 equiv) were added after 15 h (68% conversion) to complete the reaction.

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Figure 7: Proposed catalytic cycle for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of N,N-disubstituted (hetero)arylhydrazones by D. Bouyssi, O. Baudoin et al. [85].

Very recently, K. J. Szabó et al. [86] and Y. Zhang and J. Wang et al. [87] simultaneously published their work on the trifluoromethylation of variously functionalized quinones. Both groups observed the inefficiency of Umemoto’s sulfonium reagents in this reaction, whereas Togni’s benziodoxolone reagent gave the best results. Y. Zhang, J. Wang and coworkers used 20 mol % of copper(I) iodide in a 1:1 t-BuOH/DCM solvent system at 55 °C with 2 equivalents of Togni’s reagent [87]. On the other hand, K. J Szabó et al. had to use stoichiometric amounts of copper(I) cyanide and catalytic bis(pinacolato)diboron to achieve optimal yields, but a catalytic amount of CuCN could also produce the desired trifluoromethylated products if stoichiometric potassium or tetrabutylammonium cyanide were also added to the reaction medium [86]. Both groups noticed that in the presence of TEMPO as radical scavenger, the reaction was seriously inhibited, and TEMPO-CF3 was obtained in high yields. Y. Zhang and J. Wang et al. proposed a plausible mechanism to account for this observation [87]. The mechanism is related to those described above for pivanilides (C. Chen, C. Xi et al.) or hydrazones (D. Bouyssi, O. Baudoin et al.) (Figure 8).

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Figure 8: Proposed catalytic cycle by Y. Zhang and J. Wang et al. for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of quinones [87].

3.2.3 Perfluoroalkylation of Csp2–H bonds by means of a CF3-radical source. Clearly Togni’s electrophilic reagent is able to generate the CF3 radical in the presence of catalytic copper(I) sources. However, generation of this radical and its use in copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of sp2-C–H bonds was described much earlier by B. R. Langlois et al. [88]. In their report, N-acetylpyrrole and a series of electron-rich benzenes were functionalized in moderate yields by using sodium trifluoromethanesulfinate (Langlois’s reagent) and tert-butyl peroxide with 10 mol % of copper(II) triflate (Table 19). The supposed mechanism implies single electron transfers where t-BuOOH and Cu(OTf)2 serve as oxidants (Figure 9).

Table 19: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation with Langlois’s sodium trifluoromethanesulfinate as CF3 radical source [88].

[Graphic 243]
Product CH3CN/H2O ratio Isolated Yield (%) Product ratio
[Graphic 244] 1:0 45 o/m/p = 4:1:6
[Graphic 245] 1:0 21 ---
[Graphic 246] 1:2 13 n.p. (2 isomers)
[Graphic 247] 1:2 52 o/m/p = 4:1:2
[Graphic 248] 1:0 29 4-CF3/3-CF3 = 3:1
[Graphic 249] 1:0 90a 2-CF3/6-CF3/2,6-(-CF3)2/4,6-(-CF3)2
= 23:58:4:2.5
[Graphic 250] n.p. 35 ---

aReaction carried out under N2. n.p. = not precized by the authors.

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Figure 9: Mechanistic rationale for the trifluoromethylation of arenes in presence of Langlois’s reagent and a copper catalyst (B. R. Langlois et al.) [88].

Interestingly, Langlois’s reagent was also used recently by P. S. Baran et al. for the generation of the CF3 radical and trifluoromethylation of heteroaromatic compounds [89]. Although copper(II) sulfate (10 mol %) led to improved yields, trifluoromethylation was found to proceed in the absence of added metallic catalysts, and it is believed that traces only of metals present in the CF3 source are sufficient to initiate the reaction (Scheme 7).

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Scheme 7: Trifluoromethylation of 4-acetylpyridine with Langlois’s reagent by P. S. Baran et al. (* Stirring had a strong influence on the reaction efficiency; see the original article for details) [89].

Finally, F. Minisci et al. showed that catalytic amounts of Cu(II) salts could improve the yields in the perfluoroalkylation of arenes by perfluoroalkyl iodides in the presence of benzoyl peroxide (Scheme 8). The copper salts are believed to speed up the process by superimposing a redox chain to the radical chain [90].

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Scheme 8: Catalytic copper-facilitated perfluorobutylation of benzene with C4F9I and benzoyl peroxide [90].

3.2.4 Trifluoromethylation of Csp2–H bonds by means of a nucleophilic CF3-source. To the best of our knowledge, there is only one report in the literature by L. Chu and F.-L. Qing, where catalytic copper was used in the trifluoromethylation of sp2-C–H bonds by a nucleophilic CF3-releasing reagent [91]. In this paper, heteroarenes or arenes bearing acidic sp2-C–H bonds were trifluoromethylated by the Ruppert–Prakash reagent in presence of catalytic copper(II), a base and an oxidant. The reaction conditions had to be slightly customized for each class of substrates. The methodology was first developed for 2-substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles (Cu(OAc)2/1,10-phenanthroline/t-BuONa/NaOAc/air, Table 20), then extended to benzo[d]oxazoles, benzo[d]imidazoles, benzo[d]thiazoles, imidazoles and polyfluorobenzenes (same system but di-tert-butyl peroxide as oxidant instead of air, Table 21); the nature of the copper(II) salt, the base and the oxidant had to be reassessed for the reaction of indoles (Cu(OH)2/1,10-phenanthroline/KF/Ag2CO3). Interestingly, the results obtained for indoles could be directly compared to those reported by G. Liu and coworkers for the analogous, Pd-catalyzed, TMSCF3-induced trifluoromethylation of the same substrates (section 3.1.4). It appears that the Cu-based system gave generally higher yields. L. Chu and F.-L. Qing compared stoichiometric and catalytic experiments and came to the conclusion that the reaction most probably proceeded via a trifluoromethylcopper(I) species, which would activate the C–H bond of the substrate and then be oxidized to a copper(III) complex, finally releasing the trifluoromethylated product by reductive elimination (Figure 10).

Table 20: Qing’s Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles with the Ruppert–Prakash reagent [91].

[Graphic 251]
Product Isolated Yield (%)
[Graphic 252] H
Me
t-Bu
OMe
CF3
NO2
CO2Me
Cl
89
83
91
87
72
43
81
83
[Graphic 253]   85

Table 21: Extension of Qing’s Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation to benzo[d]oxazoles, benzo[d]imidazoles, benzo[d]thiazoles, imidazoles and polyfluorobenzenes [91].

[Graphic 254]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 255] Me
Ph
Br
Cl
72
88 (95b)
58
75
[Graphic 256]   30b
[Graphic 257] Me
(CH2)2CH=CH2
57b
32b
[Graphic 258] H
OMe
CF3
81
83
69
[Graphic 259]   74b [Graphic 260] F
4-MeO-C6H4
93c
63b

aIsolated yields, unless otherwise noted. bSome starting material was also recovered. c 19F NMR yield using an internal standard.

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Figure 10: F.-L. Qing et al.’s proposed mechanism for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes with the Ruppert–Prakash reagent [91].

3.2.5 Trifluoromethylation of arylboron reagents with a nucleophilic CF3-source under oxidative conditions. F.-L. Qing reported on the first Cu-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl- and alkenylboronic acids with TMSCF3 under oxidative conditions (Table 22) [34,92]. Although the detailed mechanism remains to be elucidated, the authors presume that the reaction proceeds via generation of CuCF3 followed by transmetallation with the arylboronic acid. The diamine stabilizes the CuCF3 species. This facilitates the oxidation to Cu(II) or Cu(III) species which undergo facile reductive elimination.

Table 22: Cu-catalyzed cross-coupling of (hetero)aryl- and alkenylboronic acids with TMSCF3 under oxidative conditions [92].

[Graphic 261]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 262] 58 [Graphic 263] 81
[Graphic 264] 74 [Graphic 265] 65
[Graphic 266] 78 [Graphic 267] 49
[Graphic 268] 72 [Graphic 269] 56

3.2.6 Trifluoromethylation of arylboron reagents with an electrophilic CF3-source. L. Liu found that the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl, heteroaryl, and vinylboronic acids with Umemoto's trifluoromethyl dibenzosulfonium salt can be performed under mild conditions and with tolerance towards a variety of functional groups (Table 23) [93].

Table 23: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl, heteroaryl, and vinyl boronic acids with Umemoto's trifluoromethyl dibenzosulfonium salt [93].

[Graphic 270]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 271] 70 [Graphic 272] 39 [Graphic 273] 65
[Graphic 274] 60 [Graphic 275] 30 [Graphic 276] 65
[Graphic 277] 57 [Graphic 278] 52 [Graphic 279] 57
[Graphic 280] 70 [Graphic 281] 78 [Graphic 282] 50
[Graphic 283] 40 [Graphic 284] 59 [Graphic 285] 62
[Graphic 286] 64 [Graphic 287] 54 [Graphic 288] 51
[Graphic 289] 65 [Graphic 290] 46    

Q. Shen reported on the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl- and alkenylboronic acids employing Togni's hypervalent iodine reagent. The reaction proceeds in good to excellent yields affording a wide range of trifluoromethylated products (Table 24) [94].

Table 24: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl- and alkenylboronic acids employing Togni's hypervalent iodine reagent [94].

[Graphic 291]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 292] 80 [Graphic 293] 53 [Graphic 294] 90
[Graphic 295] 85 [Graphic 296] 90 [Graphic 297] 90
[Graphic 298] 90 [Graphic 299] 95 [Graphic 300] 90
[Graphic 301] 70 [Graphic 302] 85 [Graphic 303] 50
[Graphic 304] 75 [Graphic 305] 55 [Graphic 306] 70
[Graphic 307] 76 [Graphic 308] 73 [Graphic 309] 80

A similar approach has been reported by K.-W. Huang and Z. Weng employing organotrifluoroborates under base free conditions (Table 25) [95].

Table 25: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of organotrifluoroborates with Togni's hypervalent iodine reagent [95].

[Graphic 310]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 311] 95 [Graphic 312] 91 [Graphic 313] 60
[Graphic 314] 92 [Graphic 315] 89 [Graphic 316] 94
[Graphic 317] 69 [Graphic 318] 50 [Graphic 319] 39
[Graphic 320] 42 [Graphic 321] 72 [Graphic 322] 82
[Graphic 323] 65 [Graphic 324] 81 [Graphic 325] 65
[Graphic 326] 51 [Graphic 327] 50 [Graphic 328] 70
[Graphic 329] 65        

3.2.7 Radical trifluoromethylation of arylboron reagents. In contrast to previous approaches where relatively expensive trifluoromethylsilanes are required such as Ruppert–Prakash reagent (TMSCF3) or TESCF3 to generate a CF3-nucleophile, and S-(trifluoromethyl)thiophenium salts or Togni’s reagent to generate a CF3+-electrophile, an alternative approach has recently been reported, by different groups, where highly reactive CF3 radicals are generated.

M. S. Sanford has developed a mild and general approach for the Cu-catalyzed/Ru-photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation of arylboronic acids [96]. The ruthenium-bipyridyl complex plays a double role in this reaction, namely the generation of the CF3 radical, and the oxidation of Cu(I) to Cu(II) under photoexcitation. Both products then combine to afford a Cu(III)CF3 species, which undergoes transmetallation with the arylboronic acid. Finally, reductive elimination from Cu(III)(aryl)(CF3) affords the desired aryl-CF3 product (Figure 11 and Table 26).

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Figure 11: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed/Ru-photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation of arylboronic acids [96].

Table 26: Sanford’s Cu-catalyzed/Ru-photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation of (hetero)arylboronic acids [96].

[Graphic 330]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 331] 70 [Graphic 332] 70 [Graphic 333] 84
[Graphic 334] 72 [Graphic 335] 64 [Graphic 336] 65
[Graphic 337] 64 [Graphic 338] 93 [Graphic 339] 42
[Graphic 340] 39 [Graphic 341] 64 [Graphic 342] 63
[Graphic 343] 68 [Graphic 344] 68 [Graphic 345] 64
[Graphic 346] 64 [Graphic 347] 66 [Graphic 348] 67
[Graphic 349] 48 [Graphic 350] 56 [Graphic 351] 54
[Graphic 352] 80        

M. Beller et al. investigated the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl and vinyl boronic acids with in situ generated CF3-radicals using NaSO2CF3 (Table 27 and Table 28) [97]. The CF3 radical is generated from the reaction of TBHP (t-BuOOH) with NaSO2CF3. Transmetallation of the arylboronic acid with the Cu(II) species gives an aryl copper(II) complex. Combination of the CF3 radical with this complex affords the arylcopper(III)CF3 intermediate (Figure 12, Path A). Reductive elimination then gives the trifluoromethylated product and a Cu(I) complex which is re-oxidized to the active Cu(II) catalyst. The authors postulate also a second mechanism in which CF3 radicals react with the Cu(II) catalyst to give the aryl copper(III) complex. This is followed by transmetallation with the aryl- or vinylboronic acid affording the same intermediate proposed in Path A (Figure 12, Path B).

Table 27: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arylboronic acids [97].

[Graphic 353]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 354] 74 [Graphic 355] 66 [Graphic 356] 61
[Graphic 357] 73 [Graphic 358] 69 [Graphic 359] 47
[Graphic 360] 39 [Graphic 361] 68 [Graphic 362] 53
[Graphic 363] 60 [Graphic 364] 57 [Graphic 365] 58
[Graphic 366] 58 [Graphic 367] 41 [Graphic 368] 39
[Graphic 369] 63 [Graphic 370] 34    

Table 28: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of vinylboronic acids [97].

[Graphic 371]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 372] 60 [Graphic 373] 65 [Graphic 374] 67
[Graphic 375] 56 [Graphic 376] 70 [Graphic 377] 70
[Graphic 378] 66        
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Figure 12: Proposed mechanism for the Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl- and vinyl boronic acids with NaSO2CF3 [97].

3.2.8 Trifluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids. Carboxylic acids have often been reported as convenient reactants for metal-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling reactions. The methodology developed by J. Hu et al. for the difluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids (section 2.1) has also been applied for the introduction of a CF3 moiety [61]. Togni’s reagent was used as the electrophilic source of CF3 and reacted with 4 equivalents of the (E)-vinylcarboxylic acid in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst (CuF2·2H2O). Moderate to good yields were obtained for the transformation, but a slight erosion of the configuration of the double bond was observed in some cases (Table 29). The choice of the electrophilic trifluoromethylating agent seems to be crucial as no reaction was observed with Umemoto’s reagent.

Table 29: Cu-catalyzed C–CF3 bond formation on α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids through decarboxylative fluoroalkylation [61].

[Graphic 379]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 380] 42 [Graphic 381] 74 [Graphic 382] 66
[Graphic 383] 60 [Graphic 384] 70 [Graphic 385] 60
[Graphic 386] 62 [Graphic 387] 52 [Graphic 388] 44
[Graphic 389] 60 [Graphic 390] 52    

Recently, Z.-Q. Liu et al. reported on a direct formation of C–CF3 bonds by using Langlois’s reagent as a stable and inexpensive electrophilic trifluoromethyl radical source to access trifluoromethyl-substituted alkenes [62]. Cinnamic acids were reacted with sodium trifluoromethanesulfinate and a catalytic amount of copper(II) sulfate in the presence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as the radical initiator. The reaction was achieved with α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids bearing electron-donating groups, as well as with heteroarene substituted acrylic acids, and the desired products were isolated in modest to good yields (Table 30). Steric effects do not appear to have an influence on the outcome of the reaction.

Table 30: Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids with sodium trifluoromethanesulfinate [62].

[Graphic 391]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 392] 80 [Graphic 393] 78 [Graphic 394] 59
[Graphic 395] 79 [Graphic 396] 60 [Graphic 397] 56
[Graphic 398] 52 [Graphic 399] 64 [Graphic 400] 65
[Graphic 401] 82 [Graphic 402] 48 [Graphic 403] 68
[Graphic 404] 72 [Graphic 405] 78 [Graphic 406] 80
[Graphic 407] 42 [Graphic 408] 46 [Graphic 409] 42

The radical CF3 is generated by the reaction of TBHP with NaSO2CF3 and the catalytic source of Cu(II). The Cu(I) reduced from the former step reacts with the cinnamic acid in the presence of TBHP to afford a cupric cinnamate, which then undergoes the addition of the trifluoromethyl radical to the double bond. The CF3-substituted alkene is finally obtained after elimination of carbon dioxide and Cu(I) (Figure 13).

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Figure 13: Possible mechanism for the Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids [62].

3.3 Catalysis by other metals than Pd and Cu

3.3.1 Ru-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of Csp2–H bonds. More than two decades ago, the group of N. Kamigata pursued extensive investigations on the perfluoroalkylation of alkenes, aromatics and heteroaromatics catalyzed by Ru(II)Cl2(PPh3)3 [98-104]. In the course of their initial studies [98,100] aimed at the perfluoroalkylchlorination of terminal alkenes, they noticed that the corresponding 1-perfluoroalkyl-subsituted alkenes were sometimes obtained along with the desired addition products (Scheme 9).

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Scheme 9: Ruthenium-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of alkenes and (hetero)arenes with perfluoroalkylsulfonyl chlorides (N. Kamigata et al.) (Rf = CF3, C6F13) [101].

Afterwards, N. Kamigata et al. applied this system to arenes [99] and heteroarenes (furans, pyrroles and thiophenes) [102-104] and gave a full account of this work (Scheme 9) [101]. Monosubstituted benzenes gave mixtures of the ortho-, meta- and para-isomers. The reaction was much more regioselective in the case of thiophenes, where 2-perfluoroalkylated products were obtained, as long as at least one of the positions α to sulfur was unsubstituted; otherwise β-functionalization occurred. The same comment is applicable to pyrroles bearing a small group on nitrogen, which gave the 2-perfluoroalkylated compound as the major product. For instance, N-TMS-pyrrole afforded a global yield of 78% of the 2-functionalized product as a mixture of the silylated and hydrolized compounds. On the other hand, the reaction of N-triisopropylsilylpyrrole favoured the 3-perfluoroalkylated product over its 2-isomer, due to the steric bulk of the TIPS group. Considering the mechanism of these reactions, the authors propose a radical pathway, and more specifically a pathway where the radicals “lie in the coordination sphere of the metal”. Indeed, the present radicals led to less side-reactions – in particular, oligomerization in the case of alkenes as substrates –, which shows that they exhibit “restricted reactivity” in comparison with “that of free radicals initiated by peroxides or diazo compounds and by photoirradiation” (Figure 14) [100].

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Figure 14: N. Kamigata et al.’s proposed mechanism for the Ru-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of alkenes and (hetero)arenes with perfluoroalkylsulfonyl chlorides [100].

Much later, another Ru-catalysis-based methodology for the introduction of CF3 groups at C–H positions of arenes and heteroarenes was developed by D. W. C. MacMillan [105]. Again, trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride was used as the CF3 radical source. The difference with the work of N. Kamigata et al. is that the reaction takes place under photoredox catalysis, allowing much milder reaction conditions (23 °C for D. W. C. MacMillan et al. vs 120 °C for N. Kamigata et al.). Higher yields were obtained, especially in the case of pyrroles (2-Rf-pyrrole: 88% yield for D. W. C. MacMillan et al. (CF3) vs 0% for N. Kamigata et al. (C6F13); 2-Rf-N-Me-pyrrole: 94% yield (CF3) vs 18% (C6F13)). A wide range of substrates was functionalized (Table 31). Interestingly, the late-stage trifluoromethylation of pharmaceutically relevant molecules was also carried out and proved successful (Figure 16). The mechanism of the reaction was similar to that proposed by N. Kamigata et al. (Figure 15).

Table 31: Ru-catalyzed photoredox trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes with trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride [105].

[Graphic 410]
Producta   Yield (%)b (isomer ratio) Producta   Yield (%)b (isomer ratio)
[Graphic 411] R1,R2 = H
R1,R2 = Me,H
R1,R2 = Boc,H
R1,R2 = H,CF3
88
94
78
91
[Graphic 412] H
Me
87
80
[Graphic 413] 5-Me
3-Me
82
76 (3:1)c
[Graphic 414]   70
[Graphic 415]   84 [Graphic 416] R = H; 2-CF3
R = Ac; 3-CF3
72 (4:1)d
81 (3:1)e
[Graphic 417] R1,R2,R3 = Me,H,Me
R1,R2,R3 = Me3
R1,R2,R3 = H,H,OMe
R1,R2,R3 = H,Me,OMe
73
81
78 (3:1)f
78
[Graphic 418] R1,R2,R3 = H,H,OMe
R1,R2,R3 = Me,H,Me
R1,R2,R3 = H,Me,Me
R1,R2,R3 = H,Cl,Cl
82
78
94
70
[Graphic 419] R1,R2,R3 = iPr,Me,OH
R1,R2,R3 = SMe,Me,H
R1,R2,R3 = (OMe)3
85
72
86
[Graphic 420]   74
[Graphic 421]   87 [Graphic 422]   90
[Graphic 423]   88      
[Graphic 424] H
NHBoc
OMe
SMe
74
80 (3:1)g
84 (2:1)g
73 (2:1)g
[Graphic 425] R1,R2 = H,Me
R1,R2 = Br,H
R1,R2 = H,H
70
75 (4:1)
77 (2:1)h
[Graphic 426]   72 (2:1) [Graphic 427]   92 (5:1)i
[Graphic 428]   74 (2:1)j [Graphic 429] R1,R2 = Me2
R1,R2 = (OMe)2
R1,R2 = TMS,OMe
R1,R2 = Me,OMe
R1,R2 = t-Bu,Me
77
85
76
85 (4:1)
78 (5:1)

aThe major isomer is represented. bIsolated yields of the mixtures of isomers, except for volatile compounds (19F NMR yields). cMinor isomer: 3-Me-5-CF3-thiophene. dMinor isomer: 3-CF3-indole. eMinor isomer: N-acetyl-2-CF3-indole. fMinor isomer: 2-OMe-5-CF3-pyridine. gMinor isomer: para-substituted product. hMinor isomer: 1,3-Me2-2-CF3-benzene. iMinor isomer: 1,2-(OMe)2-5-Me-3-CF3-benzene. jMinor isomer: 4,6-disubstituted isomer.

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Figure 15: Proposed mechanism for the Ru-catalyzed photoredox trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes with trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride [105].

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Figure 16: Late-stage trifluoromethylation of pharmaceutically relevant molecules with trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride by photoredox Ru-catalysis (D. W. C. MacMillan et al.) (The position of the CF3 group in the other isomers produced is marked with # or an arrow) [105].

A complementary study was published by E. J. Cho et al. in 2012 [106]. Here, terminal and internal alkene C–H bonds were trifluoromethylated under photoredox Ru-catalysis, using trifluoromethyl iodide instead of trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride (Table 32). Interestingly, arenes were unreactive under the reaction conditions. The catalyst loading was very low (0.1 mol %) and the reactions proceeded at room temperature, giving generally high yields of the trifluoromethylalkenes. Two equivalents of DBU as an additive were optimal, since this reagent is assumed to behave both as a reductant and as a base in the proposed mechanism of the reaction. Thus, the Ru(I)/R(II) catalytic cycle is different from the mechanism proposed by D. W. C. MacMillan and coworkers (Ru(II)/Ru(III) cycle, Figure 17).

Table 32: Photoredox Ru-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of terminal and internal alkene C–H bonds with trifluoromethyl iodide [106].

[Graphic 430]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 431]   95 [Graphic 432] 90
[Graphic 433] H
C(O)-n-hept
Bz
C(O)NMe2
TBDMS
Ts
80
80
93
80
89
90
[Graphic 434] 51
[Graphic 435] H
Me
78
81
[Graphic 436] 80b
[Graphic 437] n-hept
4-Br-C6H4
4-Cl-C6H4
85
83
79
[Graphic 438] 55c
[Graphic 439] 84d

aIsolated yields, unless otherwise noted. bDiastereomer ratio 1.4:1. c 19F NMR yield. d17:1 ratio with the allyl-CF3 isomer.

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Figure 17: Proposed mechanism for the trifluoromethylation of alkenes with trifluoromethyl iodide under Ru-based photoredox catalysis (E. J. Cho et al.) [106].

The same group also applied this methodology to the trifluoromethylation of indoles and a couple of other heteroarenes, under closely related conditions. Trifluoromethyl iodide, catalytic Ru(II)(bpy)3Cl2 and TMEDA, as the base, were used with acetonitrile as the solvent (Table 33). Electron-deficient heteroarenes and unactivated arenes were unreactive. The mechanism is analogous to the one depicted for alkenes [106].

Table 33: Trifluoromethylation of indoles with trifluoromethyl iodide under Ru-based photoredox catalysis [107].

[Graphic 440]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 441] 90 [Graphic 442] 95d
[Graphic 443] 94 [Graphic 444] 71
[Graphic 445] 81 [Graphic 446] 80
[Graphic 447] 95 (1.5:1)b [Graphic 448] 92
[Graphic 449] 86 (1.3:1)c [Graphic 450] 92d

aIsolated yields unless otherwise noted. bAs a 1.5:1 mixture with the 3-CF3 isomer; the major isomer is represented. cAs a 1.3:1 mixture with the 2-CF3 isomer; the major isomer is represented. d 19F NMR yield.

Last but not least, a completely different strategy used by S. Blechert et al. involved the cross-metathesis of terminal olefins with perfluoroalkylethylenes [108]. Thus, the reaction does not proceed through the direct introduction of CnF2n+1+, CnF2n+1 or CnF2n+1, but of a perfluoralkylmethylene (Scheme 10).

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Scheme 10: Formal perfluoroakylation of terminal alkenes by Ru-catalyzed cross-metathesis with perfluoroalkylethylenes (S. Blechert et al.) [108].

3.3.2 Ir-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of Csp2–H bonds. As a preamble, it should be noted that D. W. C. MacMillan and E. J. Cho tested iridium complexes along with the ruthenium analogues in the photoredox catalytic reactions discussed in section 3.3.1. Although also active, the iridium catalysts showed lower selectivity and are more expensive [105-107].

A different strategy was simultaneously reported by the groups of J. F. Hartwig and Q. Shen [35,37]. The approach consists of a one-pot, two-stage reaction, with Ir-catalyzed borylation of an aromatic sp2-C–H bond, followed by a copper-mediated or -catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of the resulting arylboronic ester intermediate. Since the work by J. F. Hartwig et al. uses stoichiometric amounts of ex situ-prepared Cu-Rf reagents, we will focus on the study by Q. Shen et al. – although, once again, both are closely related. In the latter, catalytic copper(II) thiophene carboxylate was used in the second stage in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline as a ligand; Togni’s reagent served as the CF3-source (Table 34). The interest of this reaction resides in the fact that the Ir-catalyzed borylation with bis(pinacolato)diboron is highly influenced by the steric bulk of the arene, and therefore leads to regioselective functionalization of the substrate. Arenes and heteroarenes, variously substituted, could undergo the reaction, including natural product related or complex small molecules (Figure 18) [37].

Table 34: Ir-catalyzed borylation / Cu-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of the resulting arylboronic ester intermediate [37].

[Graphic 451]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 452] Me
CF3
Cl
90
75
75
[Graphic 453] CO2Et
OTIPS
CN
80
50
70
[Graphic 454]   87 [Graphic 455]   70
[Graphic 456]   90 [Graphic 457] Me
CO2-t-Bu
65b
50
[Graphic 458] O
S
72
75
[Graphic 459]   67b

aIsolated yields. b1 mol % of the iridium complex and 2 mol % of the dtbipy ligand were used.

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Figure 18: One-pot Ir-catalyzed borylation/Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of complex small molecules by Q. Shen et al. [37].

3.3.3 Ni-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of Csp2–H bonds. Two early reports by Y.-Z. Huang et al. described Ni-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of anilines, benzene, furan, thiophene and pyrrole using ω-chloroperfluoroalkyl iodides [109,110]. Notably, the reaction was rather selective: only ortho- or para-functionalized anilines were obtained (the ratio of which depended on the solvent), and 5-membered heterocycles all yielded the α-perfluoroalkylated products (Table 35). This selectivity differs from the one observed by N. Kamigata et al. in the case of ruthenium catalysts, where isomeric mixtures of α- and β-functionalized pyrroles were produced [101,104].

Table 35: Ni-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of anilines, benzene, furan, thiophene and pyrrole using ω-chloroperfluoroalkyl iodides [109,110].

[Graphic 460]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 461] o-: 40
p-: 45
[Graphic 462] n = 2
n = 4
n = 6
o-: 22; p-: 65
o-: 21; p-: 63
o-: 16; p-: 50
[Graphic 463] o-: 34
p-: 48
[Graphic 464] n = 4
n = 6
96b,c,d
91b,c,d
[Graphic 465] 79 [Graphic 466] n = 4
n = 6
n = 8
95b,d,e
93b,d,f
90b,d,g
[Graphic 467] 71 [Graphic 468]   37b,d,h
[Graphic 469] o-: 20
p-: 30
[Graphic 470]   50b,d,i

a 19F NMR yield based on the perfluoroalkyl iodide. bIsolated yield. cBenzene itself served as solvent. dNaH (2 equiv) was used as additive to trap HI. e60 °C, 3 h. f60 °C, 5 h. g60 °C, 8 h. h80 °C, 4 h. i80 °C, 3 h.

In 2001, Q.-Y. Chen and coworkers also reported a nickel-catalyzed methodology, with perfluoroalkyl chlorides as perfluoroalkylating reagents and in the presence of stoichiometric amounts of zinc(0) [111]. Here also, pyrrole led to a completely regioselective α-functionalization; N,N-dimethylaniline only gave the para-substitued product, whereas it led to a mixture of ortho- and para-perfluoroalkylated compounds with the system of Huang et al.; 4-aminoanisole yielded only the compound functionalized in the ortho-position with regard to the amino group (Table 36). Control experiments indicated a radical pathway for the mechanism (Figure 19).

Table 36: Ni-catalyzed methodology, with perfluoroalkyl chlorides as perfluoroalkylating reagents in the presence of stoichiometric zinc(0) [111].

[Graphic 471]
Product Rf Isolated yield (%)a Isomer ratiob
[Graphic 472] n-C6F13
n-C8F17
62
71
o/m/p = 44:18:38
o/m/p = 48:20:32
[Graphic 473] n-C6F13
n-C8F17
65
60
---
---
[Graphic 474] n-C6F13
n-C8F17
56
58
---
---
[Graphic 475] (CF2)4H
n-C6F13
n-C8F17
75
78
76
---
---
[Graphic 476] (CF2)4H
n-C6F13
n-C8F17
68
70
70
---
---

aBased on the starting perfluoroalkyl chloride. bDetermined by 19F NMR.

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Figure 19: Mechanistic proposal for the Ni-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of arenes and heteroarenes with perfluoroalkyl chlorides by Q.-Y. Chen and coworkers [111].

Finally, it is noteworthy that the electrochemical metal-catalyzed ortho-perfluoroalkylation of 2-phenylpyridine, which we already discussed for its Pd-catalyzed variant, is also catalyzed by nickel complexes (Scheme 11) [71]. Actually, the nickel-based systems provided higher yields than the palladium-based one (see section 3.1.3). Considering control voltamperometric experiments, a Ni(II)/Ni(III) catalytic cycle seemed to be operating.

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Scheme 11: Electrochemical Ni-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of 2-phenylpyridine (Y. H. Budnikova et al.) [71].

3.3.4 Fe-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of Csp2–H bonds. In this section, all the studies that we will discuss used substoichiometric amounts of Fenton’s reagent (FeSO4/H2O2) for the generation of perfluoroalkyl radicals.

Complementary work was carried out by E. Baciocchi et al. [112] and by F. Minisci et al. [90] in the perfluoroalkylation of pyrroles and indole and of benzene and anisole, respectively. The reactions were efficient (less than 30 min at room temperature). Better yields and regioselectivities were obtained for pyrrole derivatives than for benzene and anisole (Table 37 and Table 38). Interestingly, the order of preferential functionalization in the case of anisole here is metapara > ortho; on the contrary, all of the other perfluoroalkylation reactions of C–H bonds of anisole discussed so far and those we will discuss later [113] yielded ortho-perfluoroalkylated anisoles as the major products. F. Minisci and coworkers also obtained similar results when using a catalytic iron(III) salt in the presence of tert-butyl peroxide as oxidant.

Table 37: Perfluoroalkylation of pyrroles employing Fenton’s reagent [112].

[Graphic 477]
Product Rf Yield (%)a Product Rf Yield (%)a
[Graphic 478] n-C4F9I 78b [Graphic 479] n-C4F9I 71
[Graphic 480] n-C4F9I
n-C3F7I
iC3F7I
55
64
73
[Graphic 481] n-C3F7I 36
[Graphic 482] n-C4F9I 73 [Graphic 483] n-C3F7I 30

aIsolated yields, unless otherwise noted. bGC yield.

Table 38: Perfluoroalkylation of benzenes or anisoles employing Fenton’s reagent [90].

[Graphic 484]
Product Reaction conditions Conversion of n-C4F9I (%)a Yield (%)b Isomer ratio
[Graphic 485] FeSO4•7H2O (70 mol %)
35% H2O2 (3 mmol)
DMSO, rt
41.9 95.4 ---
[Graphic 486] 42.2 97.6 o/m/p = 16.1:43.4:40.5
[Graphic 487] Fe(OAc)2OH (20 mol %)
t-BuOOH (2 equiv)
AcOH, 115 °C
58.1 96.1 ---
[Graphic 488] 57.7 94.8 o/m/p = 15.5:42.8:41.7

aDetermined by 19F NMR. bDetermined by GC or GCMS.

T. Yamakawa et al. applied this Fenton-based generation of perfluoroalkyl radicals for the trifluoromethylation of uracil derivatives [114] as well as of various arenes and heteroarenes (pyridines, pyrimidines, pyrazines, quinolines, pyrroles, thiophenes, furans, pyrazoles, imidazoles, thiazoles, oxazoles, thiadiazoles, triazoles) [115]. The yields were low to excellent, depending on the substrate (Scheme 12 and Figure 20). Iron(II) sulfate and ferrocene were used alternately as catalysts in the presence or not of sulfuric acid, but other metals proved inactive. The procedures could be adapted to larger-scale synthesis (10 g).

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Scheme 12: Fe(II)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes with trifluoromethyl iodide (T. Yamakawa et al.) [114,115].

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Figure 20: Mechanistic proposal by T. Yamakawa et al. for the Fe(II)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes with trifluoromethyl iodide [114].

3.3.5 Fe-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arylboron reagents. S. L. Buchwald et al. developed an iron(II)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of potassium vinyltrifluoroborates employing Togni's reagent. The products are obtained in good yields and good to excellent E/Z ratios (Table 39) [116].

Table 39: Fe(II)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of potassium vinyltrifluoroborates employing Togni's reagent [116].

[Graphic 489]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 490] 70 [Graphic 491] 78 [Graphic 492] 75
[Graphic 493] 68 [Graphic 494] 70 [Graphic 495] 65
[Graphic 496] 65 [Graphic 497] 49 [Graphic 498] 74
[Graphic 499] 34 [Graphic 500] 66 [Graphic 501] 79

3.3.6 Ag-catalyzed fluorodecarboxylation for the synthesis of trifluoromethylarenes. An alternative approach to access trifluoromethyl arenes without the use of trifluoromethylating reagents rely on an aryl CF2–F bond disconnection. A clever example of this strategy has been described by V. Gouverneur et al. starting from aryl difluoroacetic acids [117]. The latters can react with Selectfluor® and a catalytic amount of silver nitrate with good functional groups tolerance including ether, halide, ketone and amide. However, the presence of electron-withdrawing groups on the aromatic ring significantly decreases the yield of the transformation (Table 40). The benzylic radical generated during the reaction is probably stabilized by the two geminal fluorine atoms, by adopting an all planar geometry [118].

Table 40: Ag-catalyzed fluorodecarboxylation for the synthesis of trifluoromethylarenes [117].

[Graphic 502]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 503] 86 [Graphic 504] 77 [Graphic 505] 66
[Graphic 506] 82 [Graphic 507] 86 [Graphic 508] 88
[Graphic 509] 51 [Graphic 510] 86 [Graphic 511] 49
[Graphic 512] 56 [Graphic 513] 83 [Graphic 514] 17
[Graphic 515] 49 [Graphic 516] 21 [Graphic 517] 24

3.3.7 Miscellaneous metals in the catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of Csp2–H bonds. In 1993, Y. Ding et al. described an ytterbium-catalyzed hydroperfluoroalkylation of alkenes with perfluoroalkyl iodides. Among them, dihydropyran led instead to the product of C–H perfluoroalkylation β to the oxygen atom [119]. The reaction proceeded in the presence of Zn dust, which was believed to serve as a reductant for the in situ generation of Yb(II) species. The latter would then be able to transfer an electron to the perfluoroalkyl iodide and generate the corresponding radical (Scheme 13).

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Scheme 13: Ytterbium-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of dihydropyran with perfluoroalkyl iodide (Y. Ding et al.) [119].

Titanium dioxide was used as heterogeneous photocatalyst in the perfluoroalkylation of α-methylstyrene with perfluorohexyl iodide by M. Yoshida et al. [120]. While the main product arose from the formal perfluoroalkylation of a methyl sp3-C–H bond, a byproduct corresponding to the functionalization of a methylene sp2-C–H bond was also obtained. The authors later applied this methodology to the perfluoroalkylation of arene C–H bonds (Table 41) [121]. The addition of methanol as an additive appeared critical playing the role of “hole shuttle”, and balancing the electron transfer to the perfluoroalkyl iodide.

Table 41: TiO2-photocatalytic perfluoroalkylations of benzenes [121].

[Graphic 518]
Product Yield (%)a Product Yield (%)a
[Graphic 519] 51b [Graphic 520] 44c
[Graphic 521] 72b [Graphic 522] 43
[Graphic 523] 13b    

aIsolated yields based on the starting perfluorohexyl iodide, unless otherwise noted. bHPLC yield. c6:1 isomer mixture; the major isomer is represented.

In 2010, A. Togni and coworkers studied the trifluoromethylation of pyrroles, indoles, and various other heteroarenes or arenes in the presence of zinc salts, and with Togni’s hypervalent iodine reagents as the CF3-source. Yields were highly dependent on the nature of the substrate; zinc catalysts were even sometimes detrimental to the reaction, because they facilitated the competitive decomposition of the starting material [122].

A more successful approach was later devised by the same group [113]. With methyltrioxorhenium as a catalyst and Togni’s benziodoxolone reagent, a wide scope of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds was trifluoromethylated with modest to good yields; even ferrocene could serve as substrate and was trifluoromethylated on one of the Cp rings. Mixtures of isomers were obtained for unsymmetrical starting materials; for instance, anisole and chloro- or iodobenzene gave an ortho > para ≈ meta preferential order of substitution, while toluene, acetophenone, N,N-dimethylaniline or nitrobenzene afforded the para-substituted compound as the major product. The reaction could be monitored by EPR, which showed an induction period and demonstrated the involvement of radical species in the reaction. The authors proposed a mechanism accounting for the EPR profile of the reaction and for the results of kinetic isotope effect experiments (Figure 21). In this mechanism, rhenium intervenes in the initiation step. It acts as a Lewis acid and activates the hypervalent iodine reagent, which is thus able to accept an electron by the substrate; this leads to the formation of a caged pair (aryl cation radical/reduced Togni’s reagent–rhenium complex), where iodine then transfers a CF3 anion to the aryl cation. This recent methodology has already been applied the same year by others for the synthesis of trifluoromethylated corannulenes [123].

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Figure 21: Mechanistic proposal by A. Togni et al. for the rhenium-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes with hypervalent iodine reagents [113].

We discussed earlier the influence of copper sulfate on the trifluoromethylation of heteroarenes with Langlois’s reagent in the presence of tert-butyl peroxide (P. S. Baran et al.) [89]. In the same paper, the authors showed that cobalt perchlorate could also improve the yield of the uncatalyzed reaction. Iron sulfate, on the other hand, gave the same yield as in the absence of added metals.

4 Catalytic trifluoromethylthiolation

Aryl trifluoromethyl sulfides (ArSCF3) play an important role in pharmaceutical [124] and agrochemical research [16,125]. The trifluoromethylthio group belongs to the most lipophilic substituents as expressed by the Hansch lipophilicity parameter (π = 1.44) [126-129] and the high electronegativity of the SCF3 group improves significantly the stability of molecules in acidic medium. One can place this substituent next to the ever-present CF3 and the emerging OCF3 substituent [55,56,130]. In contrast, aryl trifluoromethyl sulfides are key intermediates for the preparation of trifluoromethyl sulfoxides or sulfones.

Aryl trifluoromethyl sulfides can be obtained via reaction of trifluoromethylthiolate with an electrophile like aryl halides. On the other hand, they can also be obtained by reacting aryl sulfides or disulfides under nucleophilic or radical conditions with a trifluoromethylation reagent [16,55,124]. Very recently, several elegant approaches dealing with the direct introduction of the SCF3-moiety have been developed in this field [131-133].

4.1 Palladium catalysis

S. L. Buchwald reported on the Pd-catalyzed reaction of aryl bromides with a trifluoromethylthiolate. Good to excellent yields of aryl trifluoromethyl sulfides have been achieved under mild conditions and the reaction has been extended to a wide range of aryl- and heteroaryl bromides (Table 42) [134]. This approach employs AgSCF3 as SCF3 source in order to circumvent the fact that many convenient SCF3 salts are thermally unstable.

Table 42: Pd-catalyzed reaction of aryl bromides with trifluoromethylthiolate [134].

[Graphic 524]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 525] 98 [Graphic 526] 98 [Graphic 527] 97
[Graphic 528] 97 [Graphic 529] 96 [Graphic 530] 93
[Graphic 531] 96 [Graphic 532] 99 [Graphic 533] 83
[Graphic 534] 91 [Graphic 535] 98 [Graphic 536] 97
[Graphic 537] 94 [Graphic 538] 81 [Graphic 539] 93
[Graphic 540] 96 [Graphic 541] 98 [Graphic 542] 96
[Graphic 543] 98        

The drawbacks of this approach are the use of an expensive ligand, an expensive palladium salt, a quaternary ammonium additive, and a stoichiometric amount of an expensive silver SCF3 derivative.

4.2 Copper catalysis

F.-L. Qing was the first to report on a copper-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylthiolation of arylboronic acids with the Ruppert–Prakash reagent TMSCF3 and elemental sulfur (Table 43) [135]. This protocol is quite efficient, simple and allows for large functional group compatibility under mild reaction conditions. Another strength of the approach is that easily accessible starting materials are employed in presence of a "green" inexpensive catalyst system.

Table 43: Cu-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylthiolation of aryl boronic acids with TMSCF3 and elemental sulfur [135].

[Graphic 544]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 545] 82 [Graphic 546] 64 [Graphic 547] 91
[Graphic 548] 86 [Graphic 549] 84 [Graphic 550] 84
[Graphic 551] 90 [Graphic 552] 78 [Graphic 553] 67
[Graphic 554] 70 [Graphic 555] 89 [Graphic 556] 71
[Graphic 557] 61 [Graphic 558] 58 [Graphic 559] 66

The putative mechanism is based on the formation of a Cu(I) disulfide complex generated in situ, which reacts with arylboronic acids and TMSCF3 according to two possible pathways A and B (Figure 22) leading to the intermediate complex LnCu(CF3)(SAr) or LnCu(Ar)(SCF3), respectively. Oxidation and reductive elimination gives then the expected aryl trifluoromethyl thioether.

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Figure 22: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylthiolation of arylboronic acids with TMSCF3 and elemental sulfur [135].

O. Daugulis reported on the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation via C–H activation of 8-aminoquinoline acid amides in presence of disulfide reagents and Cu(OAc)2 in DMSO (Table 44) [136]. The use of inexpensive copper acetate and the removable directing group are significant advantages of this approach. Bromide, ester, and chloride functionalities are tolerated and the reaction has been applied to aromatic as well as five- and six-membered heterocyclic substrates.

Table 44: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation via C–H activation [136].

[Graphic 560]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 561] 76 [Graphic 562] 67
[Graphic 563] 73 [Graphic 564] 70
[Graphic 565] 72 [Graphic 566] 63
[Graphic 567] 59 [Graphic 568] 70
[Graphic 569] 43 [Graphic 570] 59

The 8-aminoquinoline auxiliary can be easily removed affording the trifluoromethylthiolated acid (Scheme 14).

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Scheme 14: Removal of the 8-aminoquinoline auxiliary [136].

L. Lu and Q. Shen reported on the use of an electrophilic trifluoromethylthio reagent based on Togni's hypervalent iodine reagent for trifluoromethylation reactions (Table 45) [137]. Trifluoromethylthiolation of various substrates, such as β-ketoesters, aldehydes, amides, aryl, or vinyl boronic acids, or alkynes, have been achieved under mild conditions.

Table 45: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of boronic acids employing a hypervalent iodine reagent [137].

[Graphic 571]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 572] 90 [Graphic 573] 92 [Graphic 574] 95
[Graphic 575] 89 [Graphic 576] 87 [Graphic 577] 64
[Graphic 578] 58 [Graphic 579] 87 [Graphic 580] 58
[Graphic 581] 65 [Graphic 582] 40 [Graphic 583] 75
[Graphic 584] 57        

In order to avoid the preparation of trifluoromethylthiolation reagents by trifluoromethylations of sulfides, N. Shibata studied an approach based on the use of the easily accessible trifluoromethanesulfonyl (CF3SO2) unit which is stable and often found in commonly used organic reagents such as CF3SO2Cl, CF3SO2Na, CF3SO3H, and (CF3SO2)2O. They designed a new electrophilic-type trifluoromethylthiolation reagent, a trifluoromethanesulfonyl hypervalent iodonium ylide [138]. It is easily synthesized in quantitative yield by the reaction of α-trifluoromethanesulfonyl phenyl ketone and phenyliodine(III) diacetate (PIDA).

In the presence of a catalytic amount of copper(I) chloride, this reagent trifluoromethyltiolates a wide variety of nucleophiles like enamines, β-keto esters and indoles allowing the C-sp2 trifluoromethylthiolation of vinylic C–H (Table 46) and aromatic (Table 47) bonds.

Table 46: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of vinylic C–H bonds with a trifluoromethanesulfonyl hypervalent iodonium ylide [138].

[Graphic 585]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 586] 92 [Graphic 587] 89
[Graphic 588] 82 [Graphic 589] 89
[Graphic 590] 77 [Graphic 591] 75
[Graphic 592] 88 [Graphic 593] 90
[Graphic 594] 87 [Graphic 595] 94
[Graphic 596] 96 [Graphic 597] 94
[Graphic 598] 94 [Graphic 599] 84
[Graphic 600] 97 [Graphic 601] 84
[Graphic 602] 74 [Graphic 603] 84

Table 47: Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of aromatic C–H bonds with a trifluoromethanesulfonyl hypervalent iodonium ylide [138].

[Graphic 604]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 605] 83 [Graphic 606] 83 [Graphic 607] 6%
[Graphic 608] 73 [Graphic 609] 36 [Graphic 610] 71
[Graphic 611] 52 [Graphic 612] 32 [Graphic 613] 84

The reasonable mechanism for this reaction is shown in Figure 23. A copper carbenoid may initially be formed and decompose to a sulfonyl carbene (Path I, Figure 23). Or, the reagent could be activated by a copper(I) salt and generate a zwitterionic intermediate, which eliminates iodobenzene to form a carbene (Path II). Next, an oxirene (in equilibrium with carbene) rearranges to sulfoxide and collapses to the true reactive species, thioperoxoate. Electrophilic transfer trifluoromethylthiolation to the nucleophile then yields the desired products (Path III). In presence of an amine, a trifluoromethylthiolated ammonium salt might be formed which is subsequently attacked by the nucleophile yielding the final product (Path IV).

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Figure 23: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of C–H bonds with a trifluoromethanesulfonyl hypervalent iodonium ylide [138].

4.3 Nickel catalysis

D. A. Vicic studied the use of the cheaper and more soluble [NMe4][SCF3] reagent instead of AgSCF3 used by S. L. Buchwald in his studies [125]. However, one major constraint in the use of this reagent is that transition metal-catalyzed reactions have to be realized under extremely mild and anhydrous conditions. This inspired this group to employ a bipyridine nickel system as a catalyst in order to activate aryl halides at room temperature. They could show that the nickel catalyst allows the efficient incorporation of the SCF3 functionality into a variety of aryl halides. Electron-rich aryl halides were better substrates than electron-poor analogues (Table 48).

Table 48: Ni-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of aryl halides with [NMe4][SCF3] [125].

[Graphic 614]
Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%) Compound Yield (%)
[Graphic 615] Cl: 0
Br: 65
[Graphic 616] I: 90 [Graphic 617] I: 90
[Graphic 618] I: 45 [Graphic 619] I: 47 [Graphic 620] I: 0
[Graphic 621] I: 83 [Graphic 622] Br: 37 [Graphic 623] I: 55
[Graphic 624] Br: 64
I: 92
[Graphic 625] I: 91    

Conclusion

Over the last two years or so, organofluorine chemistry has made an important step forward by adding transition metal catalysis to its toolbox, to the benefit of chemists working in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and material sciences or diagnosis. Reactions that have been unimaginable some years ago have been the focus of researchers, many of them not necessarily experts in fluorine chemistry. In particular the organometallic chemistry community has contributed significantly. Despite this exciting progress, the catalytic introduction of fluorine and fluorinated groups is still in its infancy and much skill needs to be revealed regarding mechanism, the nature and amount of the metal employed and scale up of reactions for industrial applications.

This "Small atom with a big ego" (title of the ACS Symposium in San Francisco in 2000) will without any doubt continue to have a brilliant future.

Acknowledgements

We thank the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) France for financial support and are much grateful to Bayer CropScience for a Postdoctoral fellowship to G.L. The French Fluorine Network (GIS Fluor) is also acknowledged.

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