A cascade strategy to synthesise gem-difluorinated 2H-furans from reactions of BrCF2CO2Et with enaminones has been described. The reactions tolerate a wide variety of functional groups under metal-free conditions. An active… Click to show full abstract
A cascade strategy to synthesise gem-difluorinated 2H-furans from reactions of BrCF2CO2Et with enaminones has been described. The reactions tolerate a wide variety of functional groups under metal-free conditions. An active aminocyclopropane is proposed to be a key intermediate through the cyclopropanation of difluorocarbene with enaminones, which further triggers a regioselective C-C bond cleavage in situ to afford the corresponding gem-difluorinated 2H-furans.
               
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