Synlett 2015; 26(17): 2327-2331
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1560054
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Transition-Metal-Mediated Synthesis of Trifluoroethyl Aryl Ethers

Yangjie Huang
State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P. R. of China   Email: zweng@fzu.edu.cn
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Ronglu Huang
State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P. R. of China   Email: zweng@fzu.edu.cn
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Zhiqiang Weng*
State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, P. R. of China   Email: zweng@fzu.edu.cn
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Publication History

Received: 19 June 2015

Accepted after revision: 02 July 2015

Publication Date:
19 August 2015 (online)


Abstract

A series of well-defined copper(I) fluoroalkoxide complexes, [(phen)2Cu][OCH2RF], have been shown to undergo trifluoroethoxylation, pentafluoropropoxylation, and tetrafluoropropoxylation with aryl and heteroaryl bromides to generate the corresponding trifluoroethyl, pentafluoropropyl, and tetrafluoropropyl (hetero)aryl ethers in good to excellent yields. The reaction tolerates a variety of functional groups and demonstrates efficient scalability and practicality.

 
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