Volume 51, Issue 40 pp. 10169-10172
Communication

Synthesis of Fluorinated Tricyclic Scaffolds by Intramolecular [2+2] Photocycloaddition Reactions

Dr. Diego A. Fort

Dr. Diego A. Fort

Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie I, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747 Garching (Germany) http://www.oc1.ch.tum.de/home_en/

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Dr. Thomas J. Woltering

Dr. Thomas J. Woltering

Discovery Chemistry, PRCB, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel (Switzerland)

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Dr. Matthias Nettekoven

Dr. Matthias Nettekoven

Discovery Chemistry, PRCB, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel (Switzerland)

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Dr. Henner Knust

Dr. Henner Knust

Discovery Chemistry, PRCB, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel (Switzerland)

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Prof. Dr. Thorsten Bach

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Bach

Lehrstuhl für Organische Chemie I, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747 Garching (Germany) http://www.oc1.ch.tum.de/home_en/

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First published: 07 September 2012
Citations: 32

D.A.F. wishes to acknowledge funding by the Roche Postdoc Fellowship (RPF) Program.

Graphical Abstract

Fabulous Fluorine: The synthesis of fluorinated products 1 and 2 by [2+2] photocycloaddition was readily feasible after optimization of the irradiation conditions. The electron-deficient trifluoroolefin unit reacted intramolecularly to products 1 (nine examples, d.r.>95:5). The reaction was also investigated after modification of position 2 of the side chain both with one or two fluoro substituents (e.g. to yield product 2).

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