title: &figsp;A Novel Sequential Transformations of Phosphonate. Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Perfluoroalkylated alpha-Fluoro-alpha,beta unsaturated Esters.
abstract: The phosphoryl-stabilized carbanion 2, generated from diethyl (1-fluoro-1-carbethoxymethyl) phosphonate (1) and n-butyllithium in tetrahydrofuran (THF), was acylated by the addition of perfluoroalkanoic anhydride to give perfluoroacylated phosphonates (3). The latter were reacted in-situ with suitable organolithium derivatives. Elimination of phosphonic acid anion afforded perfluoroalkylated alpha-fluoro-alpha,beta-unsaturated esters in 58-87% yields with the E-isomer produced exclusively or predominately. Thus the sequential transformations of phosphonate provides a convenient synthesis of the title compounds. The effect of base and solvent as well as reaction temperature has been investigated in more detail. A possible mechanism for the explanation of stereochemical results is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Yanchang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Jiahong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ni