Trifluoromethylation of haloarenes with a new trifluoro-methylating reagent Cu(O2CCF2SO2F)2†
Abstract
A new trifluoromethylating reagent Cu(O2CCF2SO2F)2, which easily decomposes to generate active CuCF3 species in DMF at room temperature, has been conveniently prepared from inexpensive starting materials on a large scale. This new reagent can be applied to efficiently trifluoromethylate a variety of haloarenes under mild conditions, providing good-to-excellent yields of the desired products.