Fluoroalkylsulfonyl azides were successfully employed as an efficient
reacting partner in copper(I)-catalyzed three-component couplings
with terminal alkynes and amines to afford the corresponding N′-(fluoroalkylsulfonyl) amidines
in good yields. Possible reaction pathways are proposed.
multicomponent reactions - fluoroalkylsulfonyl azides - 1-alkynes - amines - amidines