Copper‐Mediated Trifluoromethylation of Heteroaromatic Compounds by Trifluoromethyl Sulfonium Salts

Abstract

Copper is king! A convenient method for the synthesis of trifluoromethylated heteroaromatic compounds under mild conditions has been developed based on the observation that 1 can be reduced by certain metals (see scheme). Substrate 1 is assumed to be reduced by copper via a single-electron transfer mechanism, and CuCF3 is the most probable intermediate in this reaction. DMF=N,N-dimethylformamide, Tf=triflate. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.