Trifluoromethanesulfinic Acid Derivatives as Nucleophilic Trifluoromethylating Reagents

David Inschauspe (1) , Jean-Baptiste Sortais (1) , Thierry Billard (1) , Bernard Langlois (1)

1 UCBL FS - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Faculté des sciences

Secondary trifluoromethanesulfinamides and alkyl tri­fluoromethanesulfinates can be used as nucleophilic trifluoromethylating reagents towards various electrophiles by action of potassium tert-butoxide.

Mots clés: Trifluoromethylation; Trifluorosulfinamide; Fluorinated compounds; Trifluoromethylcarbinols; Tetrahedral intermediate

Domaines: Chimie de coordination

David Inschauspe, Jean-Baptiste Sortais, Thierry Billard, Bernard Langlois. Trifluoromethanesulfinic Acid Derivatives as Nucleophilic Trifluoromethylating Reagents. SYNLETT, 2003, 2, pp.0233-0235. ⟨10.1055/s-2003-36788⟩. ⟨hal-03639867⟩