Photo-organocatalytic Enantioselective Perfluoroalkylation of ?-Ketoesters.

ABSTRACT: The visible-light-driven, phase-transfer-catalyzed, enantioselective perfluoroalkylation and trifluoromethylation of cyclic ?-ketoesters is described. The photo-organocatalytic process, which occurs at ambient temperature and under visible light illumination, is triggered by the photochemical activity of in situ-generated electron donor-acceptor complexes, arising from the association of chiral enolates and perfluoroalkyl iodides. Preliminary mechanistic studies are reported.

SUBMITTER: Wozniak L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4428001 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature