Iron-catalyzed hydrothiolation enhances diversity of α,α-difluoroalkylthioethers, indicating a step forward in organofluorine chemistry.
gem-Difluoroalkenes serve as versatile intermediates in organofluorine chemistry, offering unique opportunities for synthetic elaboration. Leveraging the distinctive reactivity profile of gem-difluoroalkenes, we disclose herein an iron-catalyzed, regioselective hydrothiolation protocol that affords a diverse array of α,α-difluoroalkylthioethers. This method notably enables the coupling of nonactivated substrates, thereby broadening the molecular diversity accessible compared to prior approaches reliant on nucleophilic addition or photocatalytic mechanisms.
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