2,2-difluorovinyl benzoates for diverse synthesis of gem-difluoroenol ethers by Ni-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions

The gem-difluoroalkene functionality is relevant to drug design as it is a bioisostere of a carbonyl group. Here, the authors report the synthesis of 2,2-difluorovinyl benzoates as versatile building blocks for modular synthesis of gem-difluoroenol ethers and gem-difluoroalkenes by nickel-catalyzed...

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Main Authors: Bingnan Du, Chun-Ming Chan, Pui-Yiu Lee, Leong-Hung Cheung, Xin Xu, Zhenyang Lin, Wing-Yiu Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20725-9