A General Platform for <i>S</i> ‐Stereogenic α‐Fluoroalkyl S(IV/VI) Compounds via Enantioselective Radical Fluoroalkylation of Sulfenamides
ABSTRACT α‐Fluoroalkyl‐substituted high‐valent sulfur motifs are important structural elements in fluorinated molecule design and exhibit broad application potential in diverse fields. However, access to S ‐stereogenic α‐fluoroalkyl S(IV/VI) compounds still relies largely on classical resolution, resulting in limited efficiency and selectivity. We herein report a copper‐catalyzed asymmetric radical C–S cross‐coupling that effectively tames highly reactive α‐fluoroalkyl radicals, enabled by a sequential stereodiscrimination–chirality transfer strategy, providing rapid access to S ‐chiral α‐fluoroalkyl sulfilimines. Integrated with downstream transformations, this reaction serves as a general and systematic platform for S ‐chiral α‐fluoroalkyl S(IV/VI) compounds. The synthetic utility of the method is demonstrated by gram‐scale synthesis and concise access to diverse chiral fluoroalkyl reagents and bioisosteres of sulfur‐containing drugs.
Authors
- Dai-Lei Yuan
- Fu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3151-4325)
- Liwen Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8168-2928)
- Chen-Yu Xiao
- Yu-Shuai Zhang
- Qiang‐Shuai Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3840-425X)
- Qi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8776-8730)
- Xin‐Yuan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6978-6465)
- Pei‐Jie Huang
Institutions
- Southern University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.3129452
- Primary Topic
- Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China