Fluorinated 5-and 7-membered carbacycle motifs by reaction of difluorocarbene with acetylene ethers

Poh Wai Chia, Davide Bello, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, David O'Hagan*

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Abstract

The reaction of acetylene ethers with difluorocarbene (CF2), generated from the Ruppert-Prakash reagent, unexpectedly gave rise to co-produced fluorinated bicyclic [2.1.1]-hex-2-ene and cyclohepta-1,4-diene ring products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2189-2191
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume49
Issue number22
Early online date28 Jan 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS
  • TRIFLUOROMETHYLATION
  • CHEMISTRY
  • REAGENTS
  • TRIFLUOROMETHYLTRIMETHYLSILANE
  • CF2

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