Synthesis 2013; 45(9): 1215-1226
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1318309
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Two-Stage Synthesis of 3-(Perfluoroalkyl)-Substituted Vinyldiazocarbonyl Compounds and Their Nonfluorinated Counterparts: A Comparative Study

Murat B. Supurgibekov
a   Saint Petersburg State University, Department of Organic Chemistry, University pr. 26, 198504, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation   Fax: +7(812)4286733   Email: vnikola@VN6646.spb.edu
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G. K. Surya Prakash*
b   University of Southern California, 837 Bloom Walk, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1661, USA   Fax: +1(213)7408607   Email: gprakash@usc.edu
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Valerij A. Nikolaev*
a   Saint Petersburg State University, Department of Organic Chemistry, University pr. 26, 198504, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation   Fax: +7(812)4286733   Email: vnikola@VN6646.spb.edu
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Publication History

Received: 17 December 2012

Accepted after revision: 04 February 2013

Publication Date:
04 April 2013 (online)


Abstract

Two approaches for the synthesis of fluorinated (F) and nonfluorinated (H) 4-(alkoxycarbonyl)-substituted cis- and trans-vinyldiazocarbonyl compounds with substituents of variable stereoelectronic nature (H, Me, Ph, CF3, OTBS) at the C-3 atom of the vinyl double bond from the relevant 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds were compared: a pathway using the Wittig reaction followed by a diazo transfer reaction was most efficient for the synthesis of the H-vinyldiazocarbonyl compounds (total yields of up to 60%), while the yields of their F-analogues under similar conditions did not exceed 16–37%. An approach via diazo transfer followed by the Wittig reaction, in contrast, is more effective for the preparation of F-vinyldiazocarbonyl compounds (total yields 37–69%). The configuration of the resulting F- and H-vinyldiazocarbonyl compounds is evidently controlled by the steric bulk of the substituent at the C-3 atom of the vinyl double bond and, in addition, depends on the specific synthetic pathway.

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