Abstract
A general catalytic enantioselective trifluoromethylation of aromatic aldehydes using (IPr)CuF and quinidine-derived quaternary ammonium salt as catalysts has been developed. A wide range of aromatic aldehydes are converted to the corresponding products in up to 92% yield and 81% ee at 2 mol% of catalyst loading.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19-29 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Fluorine Chemistry |
| Volume | 148 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aldehyde
- Asymmetric catalysis
- Carbene copper species
- Quaternary ammonium salt
- Trifluoromethylation