Synthesis of Janus all-cis tetrafluorocyclohexanes carrying 1,4-diether motifs

Thomas Joseph Poskin, Bruno Piscelli, Aidan McKay, David Bradford Cordes, Yuto Eguchi, Shigeyuki Yamada, Rodrigo Cormanich, David O'Hagan*

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Abstract

Nucleophilic aromatic substitutions (SNAr) of alkoxides on pentafluoroaryl ethers are explored as a first step in a synthesis sequence to generate all-cis 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorocyclohexyl-1,4-dialkyl ethers 1. The SNAr reaction was explored both experimentally and theoretically to rationalize ortho/para/meta selectivities. tert-Butyl deprotection of products followed by phenol alkylations introduces versatility to the synthesis. The final Rh(CAAC) 3 catalyzed aryl hydrogenation step of intermediate tetrafluoroaryl-1,4-diethers generated cyclohexane products 1. This chemistry introduces a new class of Janus fluorocyclohexane derivatives with ether substituents placed 1,4- to each other.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
VolumeASAP
Early online date27 Nov 2024
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 27 Nov 2024

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