title: Fluorinated β-nitro amines by a selective ZrCl4-catalyzed aza-Henry reaction of (E)-trifluoromethyl aldimines.
abstract: ZrCl(4) was found to be an ideal catalyst to promote aza-Henry reactions between trifluoromethyl aldimines and some nitro alkanes giving new fluorinated β-nitro amines. The reaction is strongly influenced by the CF(3) group, the yield by the alkyl chain of the nitro compound, while the stereochemical outcome seems to be unaffected, the anti isomer being always the major product.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Italy. stefania.fioravanti@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fioravanti
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pellacani
authors.forename: Maria Cecilia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vergari
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D054879:Halogenation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D002712:Chlorides; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D015040:Zirconium; C429984:zirconium chloride