Synthesis 2002(13): 1813-1818
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-33905
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A Convenient Synthetic Access to δ-Amino-γ,γ-difluoro-β-ketoesters

Yanli Wang, Shizheng Zhu*
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Publication History

Received 30 April 2002
Publication Date:
09 September 2002 (online)

Abstract

The zinc-cuprous chloride promoted Reformatsky-imine addition reaction of 4-bromo-4,4-difluoroacetoacetate with ald­imines derived from aromatic aldehydes and with ketimines derived from aryl alkyl ketone provided an efficient and practical access to δ-amino-γ,γ-difluoro-β-ketoesters. The scope and limitation of this procedure are also discussed.

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Some of the signals in aryl and alkene region are not assigned in 13C NMR spectra due to complexity, since the spectrum is obtained from a mixture of keto ester enol ester and hydrate form.