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Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 343–378, doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.32
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Stabilizing interaction in the CF3CH2+ carbenium ion (top) and structure of the first observable fl...
Scheme 1: Isodesmic equations accounting for the destabilizing effect of the CF3 group. ΔE in kcal⋅mol−1, cal...
Scheme 2: Stabilizing effect of fluorine atoms by resonance electron donation in carbenium ions (δ in ppm).
Scheme 3: Direct in situ NMR observation of α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ion or protonated alcohols. Δδ = δ19...
Scheme 4: Reported 13C NMR chemical shifts for the α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ion 10c (δ in ppm).
Scheme 5: Direct NMR observation of α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ions in situ (δ in ppm).
Scheme 6: Illustration of the ion pair solvolysis mechanism for sulfonate 13f. YOH = solvent.
Figure 2: Solvolysis rate for 13a–i and 17.
Figure 3: Structures of allyl triflates 18 and 19 and allyl brosylate 20. Bs = p-BrC6H4SO2.
Figure 4: Structure of tosylate derivatives 21.
Figure 5: a) Structure of triflate derivatives 22. b) Stereochemistry outcomes of the reaction starting from (...
Scheme 7: Solvolysis reaction of naphthalene and anthracenyl derivatives 26 and 29.
Figure 6: Structure of bisarylated derivatives 34.
Figure 7: Structure of bisarylated derivatives 36.
Scheme 8: Reactivity of 9c in the presence of a Brønsted acid.
Scheme 9: Cationic electrocyclization of 38a–c under strongly acidic conditions.
Scheme 10: Brønsted acid-catalyzed synthesis of indenes 42 and indanes 43.
Scheme 11: Reactivity of sulfurane 44 in triflic acid.
Scheme 12: Solvolysis of triflate 45f in alcoholic solvents.
Scheme 13: Synthesis of labeled 18O-52.
Scheme 14: Reactivity of sulfurane 53 in triflic acid.
Figure 8: Structure of tosylates 56 and 21f.
Scheme 15: Resonance forms in benzylic carbenium ions.
Figure 9: Structure of pyrrole derivatives 58 and 59.
Scheme 16: Resonance structure 60↔60’.
Scheme 17: Ga(OTf)3-catalyzed synthesis of 3,3’- and 3,6’-bis(indolyl)methane from trifluoromethylated 3-indol...
Scheme 18: Proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 19: Metal-free 1,2-phosphorylation of 3-indolylmethanols.
Scheme 20: Superacid-mediated arylation of thiophene derivatives.
Scheme 21: In situ mechanistic NMR investigations.
Scheme 22: Proposed mechanisms for the prenyltransferase-catalyzed condensation.
Scheme 23: Influence of a CF3 group on the allylic SN1- and SN2-mechanism-based reactions.
Scheme 24: Influence of the CF3 group on the condensation reaction.
Scheme 25: Solvolysis of 90 in TFE.
Scheme 26: Solvolysis of allyl triflates 94 and 97 and isomerization attempt of 96.
Scheme 27: Proposed mechanism for the formation of 95.
Scheme 28: Formation of α-(trifluoromethyl)allylcarbenium ion 100 in a superacid.
Scheme 29: Lewis acid activation of CF3-substituted allylic alcohols.
Scheme 30: Bimetallic-cluster-stabilized α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ions.
Scheme 31: Reactivity of cluster-stabilized α-(trifluoromethyl)carbenium ions.
Scheme 32: α-(Trifluoromethyl)propargylium ion 122↔122’ generated from silyl ether 120 in a superacid.
Scheme 33: Formation of α-(trifluoromethyl)propargylium ions from CF3-substituted propargyl alcohols.
Scheme 34: Direct NMR observation of the protonation of some trifluoromethyl ketones in situ and the correspon...
Scheme 35: Selected resonance forms in protonated fluoroketone derivatives.
Scheme 36: Acid-catalyzed Friedel–Crafts reactions of trifluoromethyl ketones 143a,b and 147a–c.
Scheme 37: Enantioselective hydroarylation of CF3-substituted ketones.
Scheme 38: Acid-catalyzed arylation of ketones 152a–c.
Scheme 39: Reactivity of 156 in a superacid.
Scheme 40: Reactivity of α-CF3-substituted heteroaromatic ketones and alcohols as well as 1,3-diketones.
Scheme 41: Reactivity of 168 with benzene in the presence of a Lewis or Brønsted acid.
Scheme 42: Acid-catalyzed three-component asymmetric reaction.
Scheme 43: Anodic oxidation of amines 178a–c and proposed mechanism.
Scheme 44: Reactivity of 179b in the presence of a strong Lewis acid.
Scheme 45: Trifluoromethylated derivatives as precursors of trifluoromethylated iminium ions.
Scheme 46: Mannich reaction with trifluoromethylated hemiaminal 189.
Scheme 47: Suitable nucleophiles reacting with 192 after Lewis acid activation.
Scheme 48: Strecker reaction involving the trifluoromethylated iminium ion 187.
Scheme 49: Reactivity of 199 toward nucleophiles.
Scheme 50: Reactivity of 204a with benzene in the presence of a Lewis acid.
Scheme 51: Reactivity of α-(trifluoromethyl)-α-chloro sulfides in the presence of strong Lewis acids.
Scheme 52: Anodic oxidation of sulfides 213a–h and Pummerer rearrangement.
Scheme 53: Mechanism for the electrochemical oxidation of the sulfide 213a.
Scheme 54: Reactivity of (trifluoromethyl)diazomethane (217a) in HSO3F.
Figure 10: a) Structure of diazoalkanes 217a–c and b) rate-limiting steps of their decomposition.
Scheme 55: Deamination reaction of racemic 221 and enantioenriched (S)-221.
Scheme 56: Deamination reaction of labeled 221-d2. Elimination products were formed in this reaction, the yiel...
Scheme 57: Deamination reaction of 225-d2. Elimination products were also formed in this reaction in undetermi...
Scheme 58: Formation of 229 from 228 via 1,2-H-shift.
Scheme 59: Deamination reaction of 230. Elimination products were formed in this reaction, the yield of which ...
Scheme 60: Deamination of several diazonium ions. Elimination products were formed in these reactions, the yie...
Scheme 61: Solvolysis reaction mechanism of alkyl tosylates.
Scheme 62: Solvolysis outcome for the tosylates 248 and 249 in HSO3FSbF5.
Figure 11: Solvolysis rate of 248, 249, 252, and 253 in 91% H2SO4.
Scheme 63: Illustration of the reaction pathways. TsCl, pyridine, −5 °C (A); 98% H2SO4, 30 °C (B); 98% H2SO4, ...
Scheme 64: Proposed solvolysis mechanism for the aliphatic tosylate 248.
Scheme 65: Solvolysis of the derivatives 259 and 260.
Scheme 66: Solvolysis of triflate 261. SOH = solvent.
Scheme 67: Intramolecular Friedel–Crafts alkylations upon the solvolysis of triflates 264 and 267.
Scheme 68: α-CF3-enhanced γ-silyl elimination of cyclobutyltosylates 270a,b.
Scheme 69: γ-Silyl elimination in the synthesis of a large variety of CF3-substituted cyclopropanes. Pf = pent...
Scheme 70: Synthetic pathways to 281. aNMR yields.
Scheme 71: The cyclopropyl-substituted homoallylcyclobutylcarbenium ion manifold.
Scheme 72: Reactivity of CF3-substituted cyclopropylcarbinyl derivatives 287a–c. LG = leaving group.
Scheme 73: Reactivity of CF3-substituted cyclopropylcarbinyl derivatives 291a–c.
Scheme 74: Superacid-promoted dimerization or TFP.
Scheme 75: Reactivity of TFP in a superacid.
Scheme 76: gem-Difluorination of α-fluoroalkyl styrenes via the formation of a “hidden” α-RF-substituted carbe...
Scheme 77: Solvolysis of CF3-substituted pentyne 307.
Scheme 78: Photochemical rearrangement of 313.
Figure 12: Structure of 2-norbornylcarbenium ion 318 and argued model for the stabilization of this cation.
Figure 13: Structures and solvolysis rate (TFE, 25 °C) of the sulfonates 319–321. Mos = p-MeOC6H4SO2.
Scheme 79: Mechanism for the solvolysis of 323. SOH = solvent.
Scheme 80: Products formed by the hydrolysis of 328.
Scheme 81: Proposed carbenium ion intermediates in an equilibrium during the solvolysis of tosylates 328, 333,...
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2476–2536, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.287
Scheme 1: Pd-catalyzed monofluoromethylation of pinacol phenylboronate [44].
Scheme 2: Cu-catalyzed monofluoromethylation with 2-PySO2CHFCOR followed by desulfonylation [49].
Scheme 3: Cu-catalyzed difluoromethylation with α-silyldifluoroacetates [57].
Figure 1: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed C–CHF2 bond formation of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids through dec...
Scheme 4: Fe-catalyzed decarboxylative difluoromethylation of cinnamic acids [62].
Scheme 5: Preliminary experiments for investigation of the mechanism of the C–H trifluoromethylation of N-ary...
Figure 2: Plausible catalytic cycle proposed by Z.-J. Shi et al. for the trifluoromethylation of acetanilides ...
Figure 3: Plausible catalytic cycle proposed by M. S. Sanford et al. for the perfluoroalkylation of simple ar...
Figure 4: Postulated reaction pathway for the Ag/Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl iodides by Z. Q. W...
Figure 5: Postulated reaction mechanism for Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation reaction using MTFA as trifluor...
Scheme 6: Formal Heck-type trifluoromethylation of vinyl(het)arenes by M. Sodeoka et al. [83].
Figure 6: Proposed catalytic cycle for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (het)arenes in presence o...
Figure 7: Proposed catalytic cycle for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of N,N-disubstituted (hetero...
Figure 8: Proposed catalytic cycle by Y. Zhang and J. Wang et al. for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylati...
Figure 9: Mechanistic rationale for the trifluoromethylation of arenes in presence of Langlois’s reagent and ...
Scheme 7: Trifluoromethylation of 4-acetylpyridine with Langlois’s reagent by P. S. Baran et al. (* Stirring ...
Scheme 8: Catalytic copper-facilitated perfluorobutylation of benzene with C4F9I and benzoyl peroxide [90].
Figure 10: F.-L. Qing et al.’s proposed mechanism for the copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of (hetero)are...
Figure 11: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed/Ru-photocatalyzed trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation of ary...
Figure 12: Proposed mechanism for the Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of aryl- and vinyl boronic acids with ...
Figure 13: Possible mechanism for the Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of cinnamic acids [62].
Scheme 9: Ruthenium-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of alkenes and (hetero)arenes with perfluoroalkylsulfonyl c...
Figure 14: N. Kamigata et al.’s proposed mechanism for the Ru-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of alkenes and (he...
Figure 15: Proposed mechanism for the Ru-catalyzed photoredox trifluoromethylation of (hetero)arenes with trif...
Figure 16: Late-stage trifluoromethylation of pharmaceutically relevant molecules with trifluoromethanesulfony...
Figure 17: Proposed mechanism for the trifluoromethylation of alkenes with trifluoromethyl iodide under Ru-bas...
Scheme 10: Formal perfluoroakylation of terminal alkenes by Ru-catalyzed cross-metathesis with perfluoroalkyle...
Figure 18: One-pot Ir-catalyzed borylation/Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of complex small molecules by Q. ...
Figure 19: Mechanistic proposal for the Ni-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of arenes and heteroarenes with perfl...
Scheme 11: Electrochemical Ni-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of 2-phenylpyridine (Y. H. Budnikova et al.) [71].
Scheme 12: Fe(II)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes and heteroarenes with trifluoromethyl iodide (T. Ya...
Figure 20: Mechanistic proposal by T. Yamakawa et al. for the Fe(II)-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes ...
Scheme 13: Ytterbium-catalyzed perfluoroalkylation of dihydropyran with perfluoroalkyl iodide (Y. Ding et al.) ...
Figure 21: Mechanistic proposal by A. Togni et al. for the rhenium-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of arenes an...
Figure 22: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed oxidative trifluoromethylthiolation of arylboronic acids with TMSCF3 ...
Scheme 14: Removal of the 8-aminoquinoline auxiliary [136].
Figure 23: Mechanism of the Cu-catalyzed trifluoromethylthiolation of C–H bonds with a trifluoromethanesulfony...