Borane-Catalyzed Coupling of Diazooxindoles and Difluoroenoxysilanes to Tetrasubstituted Monofluoroalkenes

Org Lett. 2024 Jul 5;26(26):5539-5543. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01793. Epub 2024 Jun 24.

Abstract

A highly stereoselective coupling reaction of diazooxindoles with difluoroenoxysilanes catalyzed by Lewis acidic boranes has been developed. The reaction proceeded at ambient temperature under transition metal-free conditions with wide functional group tolerance. By using this simple procedure, a series of tetrasubstituted monofluoroalkenes can be accessed in good yield with high selectivity.