Facile Synthesis of Versatile and Air‐stable Cuprous Synthons of Type [Cu(NHC)(OC(H)(CF3)2)] (NHC=N‐Heterocyclic Carbene)

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Abstract
A new family of Cu‐NHC complexes having general formula [Cu(NHC)(OC(H)(CF3)2)] (NHC=N‐Heterocyclic Carbene; OC(H)(CF3)2=1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP)) is reported. The operational simple protocol of the weak base route allows the formation of a series of new fluorinated cuprous synthons, opening the doors to new possible synthetic and catalytic pathways, as demonstrated by the hexafluoroisopropoxylation of 9‐chloroacridine using [Cu(IPr)(OC(H)(CF3)2)] (2).
Funding Information
  • Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej (BPN/BEK/2021/1/00168/U/DRAFT/00001)

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