CAS:159831-89-7，[(Fluoromethyl)sulfanyl]pyridine

Heteroaryl sulfones are capable of converting the carbonyl functionalities to alkenyl motifs, which is well-known as Julia-Kocienski olefination reaction. However, their sulfoxide analogues have failed in such an olefination reaction for over twenty years. In this Letter, we demonstrate that the heteroaryl sulfoxide-participated carbonyl olefination reaction can be realized under certain conditions. Furthermore, a novel defluorinative olefination of diaryl ketones has been achieved with 2-pyridyl sulfoxides.

An efficient and direct monofluoromethylation of O-, S-, N-, and P-nucleophiles with PhSO(NTs)CH2F 1 has been developed. In contrast to the previously known detrimental effect of α-fluorine substitution on SN2 reactions, the current monofluoromethylation is accelerated by the α-fluorine substitution. Based on a mechanistic study, a new reactivity of sulfoximine (as a radical monofluoromethylation reagent) is disclosed.

Iodo- and bromodifluoromethylated compounds are important synthetic intermediates and halogen-bond acceptors. However, direct introduction of -CF2I and -CF2Br groups through nucleophilic addition is particularly challenging because of the high tendency of decomposition of CF2Br- and CF2I- to difluorocarbene. In this work, we have developed a formal nucleophilic iodo- and bromodifluoromethylation for carbonyl compounds. The key strategy of the method is the halogenation of in situ-generated sulfinate intermediates from the Julia-Kocienski reaction to change the reaction pathway from the traditional olefination to alkylation. Interesting halogen-π interactions between the halocarbon and aromatic donors were observed in the crystal structures of the products. The method could also be extended to the introduction of other fluorinated groups, such as -CFClBr, -CFClI, -CFBr2, and -CFMeI, which opens up new avenues for the synthesis of a wide range of useful fluorinated products.