Chemistry Letters, Vol.49, No.12, 1439-1442, 2020
Aryl gem-Difluorovinyl Pinacolboronates: Synthesis and Utility for Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reaction
The synthesis of unstable aryl difluorovinyl pinacolboronates was achieved by the dehydrofluorination of alpha-trifluoromethyl arylmethyl pinacolboronates with LDA. These aryl difluorovinyl pinacolboronates can be used for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling with various aryl halides under Pd-catalysis to furnish diaryl gem-difluorovinyl compounds.