An in Situ Directing Group Strategy for Chiral Anion Phase-Transfer Fluorination of Allylic Alcohols

Abstract

An enantioselective fluorination of allylic alcohols under chiral anion phase-transfer conditions is reported. The in situ generation of a directing group proved crucial for achieving effective enantiocontrol. In the presence of such a directing group, a range of acyclic substrates underwent fluorination to afford highly enantioenriched ?-fluoro homoallylic alcohols. Mechanistic studies suggest that this transformation proceeds through a concerted enantiodetermining transition state involving both C?F bond formation and C?H bond cleavage.