Synlett 2017; 28(15): 2018-2023
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588833
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

I2/TBHP-Promoted Approach to α-Keto Esters from Trifluoromethyl β-Diketones and Alcohols via C–C Bond Cleavage

Tongle Shao
a   Laboratory for Advanced Material and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. of China   Email: fangxiang@ecust.edu.cn   Email: yxy@ecust.edu.cn
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Xiang Fang*
a   Laboratory for Advanced Material and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. of China   Email: fangxiang@ecust.edu.cn   Email: yxy@ecust.edu.cn
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Jun Zhou
a   Laboratory for Advanced Material and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. of China   Email: fangxiang@ecust.edu.cn   Email: yxy@ecust.edu.cn
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Chen Jin
a   Laboratory for Advanced Material and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. of China   Email: fangxiang@ecust.edu.cn   Email: yxy@ecust.edu.cn
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Xueyan Yang*
a   Laboratory for Advanced Material and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. of China   Email: fangxiang@ecust.edu.cn   Email: yxy@ecust.edu.cn
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Fanhong Wu
b   School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, 120 Caobao Road, Shanghai 200235, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21672151) for financial support.
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Publication History

Received: 01 March 2017

Accepted after revision: 24 April 2017

Publication Date:
16 May 2017 (online)


Abstract

A metal-free oxidative coupling reaction of trifluoromethyl β-diketones with alcohols for the synthesis of α-keto esters in good to excellent yields has been developed. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that an I2/TBHP promoted sequential iodination, C–C bond cleavage, C–O bond formation and oxidation pathway is involved in this reaction.

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