Straightforward synthesis of bench-stable heteroatom-centered difluoromethylated entities <i>via</i> controlled nucleophilic transfer from activated TMSCHF₂

Abstract

The commercially available and experimentally convenient (bp 65 °C) difluoromethyltrimethylsilane (TMSCHF₂) is proposed as a valuable difluoromethylating transfer reagent for delivering the CHF₂ moiety to various heteroatom-based electrophiles. Upon activation with an alkoxide, a conceptually intuitive nucleophilic displacement directly furnishes in high yields the bench-stable analogues.