文摘
Difluoromethylation on sp3 carbon of various nitrile compounds with lithium base and fluoroform (CF3H), which is an ideal difluoromethylating reagent, is shown to provide the 伪-difluoromethylated nitrile products with an all-carbon quaternary center in moderate to high yields. The Ruppert鈥揚rakash reagent (CF3TMS) is also applicable to the reaction, affording the 伪-siladifluoromethylated nitrile products, which can be utilized for sequential carbon鈥揷arbon bond-forming reactions. These reactions using 1.1 equiv of lithium base, 1.5鈥?.0 equiv of CF3H or CF3TMS, and easily accessible nitrile derivatives are completed in only a few minutes, resulting in the formation of valuable difluoromethylated compounds.