Synthesis of 2‐Fluoroalkyl 4‐Substituted Azepanes

Abstract

Synthesis of di‐ and tri‐substituted fluoroalkylated azepanes was achieved by ring expansion of pyrrolidines via a regioselective attack of nucleophiles on a bicyclic azetidinium intermediate. A broad scope of azepanes, substituted at C4 and bearing a α‐trifluoromethyl, α‐difluoromethyl or α‐perfluorobutyl group, can be synthesized by this method by using a wide variety of nucleophiles.