Nickel-Catalyzed C-H Trifluoromethylation of Electron-Rich Heteroarenes

作者:Wu, Yun; Zhang, Hao-Ran; Jin, Ruo-Xing; Lan, Quan; Wang, Xi-Sheng*
来源:Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2016, 358(22): 3528-3533.
DOI:10.1002/adsc.201600702

摘要

The first example of a nickel-catalyzed C-H trifluoromethylation of electron-rich heteroarenes, including imidazopyridines, indoles and thiophenes, has been developed with the commercially available and relatively inexpensive industrial raw material iodotrifluoromethane (CF3I) as the tri-fluoromethylating reagent. The synthetic potential of this method is demonstrated by its successful application to the direct trifluoromethylation of the biologically active molecules melatonin and zolmitriptan.