Abstract
This paper demonstrates a catalytic cycle for Pd-catalyzed decarbonylative trifluoromethylation using trifluoroacetic esters as CF3 sources. The proposed cycle consists of four elementary steps: (1) oxidative addition of a trifluoroacetic ester to Pd0, (2) CO deinsertion from the resulting trifluoroacyl PdII complex, (3) transmetalation of a zinc aryl to PdII, and (4) aryl–CF3 bond-forming reductive elimination. The use of RuPhos as the supporting ligand enables each of these steps to proceed under mild conditions (<100 °C). These studies set the stage for the development of catalytic arene trifluoromethylation and perfluoroalkylation reactions using inexpensive trifluoroacetic acid derived CF3 sources.
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