Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
2002, 67, 1285-1295
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20021285
Radical Reaction Using an Organocopper Reagent Derived from Ethyl Bromodifluoroacetate
Kazuyuki Sato, Yuko Ogawa, Misato Tamura, Mika Harada, Terumasa Ohara, Masaaki Omote, Akira Ando and Itsumaro Kumadaki*
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, 45-1, Nagaotoge-cho, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0101, Japan
Abstract
In our previous work, reaction of ethyl bromodifluoroacetate (1) in the presence of Cu powder with olefins activated by an electron-withdrawing group gave the Michael-type adducts through an anionic intermediate. The same reaction with non-activated olefins was found to give addition products by a radical mechanism. The radical intermediate from α-methylstyrene was stabilized by a benzene ring and gave novel dimerization products. This reaction with 1-decene provided a convenient route to 2,2-difluorododecanoic acid.
Keywords: Radical additions; Radicals; Alkenes; Fluorine; Fluorinated compounds; Ethyl bromodifluoroacetate; Copper powder.
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