Synthesis of Enantioenriched α,α-Difluoro-β-arylbutanoic Esters by Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation

Sitian Feng, Yitian Tang, Chenjue Yang, Chaoren Shen, Kaiwu Dong

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Abstract

Synthesis of optically active gem-difluorinated organic molecules attracts a great deal of interest due to their unique properties in pharmaceutical and agrochemical areas. Herein, a series of enantioenriched α,α-difluoro-β-arylbutanoic esters were prepared in high yields (83-99%) with moderate to excellent enantioselectivities (≤97:3 er) by palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7508-7512
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume22
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Oct 2020

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