Chiral Selenide-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylic Reaction and Intermolecular Difunctionalization of Alkenes: Efficient Construction of C-SCF₃ Stereogenic Molecules

Abstract

New approaches for the synthesis of enantiopure trifluoromethylthiolated molecules by chiral selenide-catalyzed allylic trifluoromethylthiolation and intermolecular difunctionalization of unactivated alkenes are disclosed. In these transformations, functional groups were well tolerated, and the desired products were obtained in good yields with excellent chemo-, enantio-, and diastereoselectivities. This reaction is nicely complementary to enantioselective trifluoromethylthiolation, allylic functionalization, and intermolecular alkene difunctionalization.