Copper-Catalyzed Direct Alkylation of Perfluoroarenes with Hydrocarbons

26 December 2019, Version 1
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Abstract

Construction of carbon–carbon bonds is one of the most essential tools in chemical synthesis. In the previously established cross-coupling reactions, pre-functionalized starting materials are employed usually in the form of arylor alkyl (pseudo)halides or their metallated derivatives. However, direct use of arenes and alkanes via a twofold oxidative C–H bond activation strategy to access chemoselective C(sp2 )‒C(sp3 ) cross-couplings is highly challenging due to the low reactivity of carbon–hydrogen (C–H) bonds and the difficulty in suppressing side reactions such as homocouplings. Herein, we present a copper-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling of perfluoroarenes with alkanes. Mechanistic information was obtained by combining experimental and computational studies to suggest that the optimal diketimine copper catalyst system plays a dual role to activate both sp3 and sp2 C‒H bonds.

Keywords

Hydrocarbons
Fluoroarenes
Direct C–H alkylation
Copper Catalysis

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