Palladium-Catalyzed Diversified Synthesis of Monofluorinated Alkenes from Allylic gem-Difluorides through Pd-OH Intermediate

Palladium-Catalyzed Double ipso-Defluoroetherification of Allylic gem-Difluorides with Phenols or Alcohols

Significant progress has been made in the synthesis of diverse ketals through a palladium-catalyzed reaction involving allylic gem-difluorides and various phenols or alcohols. This methodology facilitates double ipso-defluoroetherification of allylic gem-difluorides, resulting in high product yields with excellent regioselectivity. The reactions were conducted under mild conditions and exhibited outstanding tolerance to a wide range of functional groups. Notably, this approach overcomes the traditional limitation of palladium-catalyzed processes, where nucleophiles typically target the common C-1 position of allylic gem-difluorides, enabling selective functionalization at the rare C-3 position instead.

Palladium-catalyzed alkynylation of allylic gem-difluorides

Herein, a palladium-catalyzed regioselective alkynylation, esterification, and amination of allylic gem-difluorides via C-F bond activation/transmetallation/β-C elimination or nucleophilic attack has been achieved. This innovative protocol showcases an extensive substrate range and operates efficiently under mild reaction conditions, resulting in high product yields and Z-selectivity. Particularly noteworthy is its exceptional tolerance towards a wide array of functional groups. This developed methodology provides effective and convenient routes to access a diverse array of essential fluorinated enynes, esters and amines.