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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 48, 2018 - Issue 15
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Original Articles

A convenient method for the synthesis of fluorinated α-cyanoacetates via phase-transfer catalysis

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Pages 1966-1973 | Received 05 Apr 2018, Published online: 28 Jun 2018
 

Abstract

A simple and convenient method for the synthesis of fluorinated α-cyanoacetate derivatives has been developed by using electrophilic fluorination of allyl and benzyl substituted α-cyanoacetates with N-fluorobenzensulfonimide (NFSI) as electrophilic fluorinating agent via phase transfer catalysis. The reaction is transition metal free and carried out in aqueous and mild reaction conditions in the presence of readily available tetra-N-butylammonium iodide (TBAI) as phase-transfer catalyst.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Sophisticated Instrumentation Center, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar, and IISER Bhopal for recording NMR spectral data and HRMS of our compounds. KJ is thankful to UGC for the award of MANF research fellowship.

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Funding

The authors are grateful to the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi for Start-up grant (No. F.30-56/2014 BSR) and Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India for EMR grant (EMR/2017/000234) as financial support.

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