Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
2002, 67, 1479-1485
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20021479
Convenient Preparation of 2-Phenylethyl 3,3-Difluoro-2-methylpropionate
Takashi Yamazakia,*, Tatsuro Ichigeb and Tomoya Kitazumeb
a Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Nakamachi, Koganei 184-8588, Japan
b Department of Bioengineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
Abstract
The slow inverse addition of an LDA solution at -78 °C to an ester of 2-(trifluoromethyl)acrylic acid enabled efficient dehydrofluorination. Hydrogenation of the resulting difluoromethylacrylate furnished the target ester of 3,3-difluoro-2-methylpropionic acid in good overall yield.
Keywords: Fluorine; Hydrogenations; Dehydrofluorination; α,β-Unsaturated esters; Fluorinated compounds; Ab initio calculations.
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