Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxy-Aminofluorination of Diazoketones with Tetrahydrofurans and N-Fluorobenzenesulfonimide

Abstract

We have developed a rhodium-catalyzed oxy-aminofluorination method for transformation of diazoketones. The reaction is based on addition of tetrahydrofuran derivatives and N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI) to the diazoketone substrate. The reaction can be performed under mild conditions with high regioselectivity. The synthetic scope involves a wide variety of diazoketones and tetrahydrofuran derivatives. The reaction is supposed to proceed via a tetrahydrofuran based onium ylide intermediate, which is formed from rhodium-carbenoid.