Difluoro-Substituted Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes for Medicinal Chemistry: Design, Synthesis, and Characterization
J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84 (23), 15106-15117
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01947
Bychek R.; Hutskalova V.; Bas J.; Zaporozhets O.; Zozulia S.; Levterov V.; Mykhailiuk P.
A practical synthetic approach to the difluoro-substituted bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes was developed. The key step was an addition of difluorocarbene (:CF2) to electron-rich bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes by the CF3TMS/NaI system. The obtained difluoro-bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes are suggested to be used as saturated bioisosteres of benzene rings for the purpose of drug discovery projects.
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