Monofluoromethylation of N-Heterocyclic Compounds
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Monofluoromethylation of N-Containing Heterocycles
2.1. Synthesis of Monofluoromethylated Aziridines
2.2. Monofluoromethylation of Five-Membered N-heterocycles
2.3. Monofluoromethylation of Six-Membered N-heterocycles
3. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sevoflurane | General anesthetic | 1995 |
Sirpefenicol | Antibacterial agent | Investigational veterinary drug; |
Norcholestenol fluoromethyl | Fluorinated analog of the scintiscanning/SPECT agent for PET imaging | Investigational PET imaging agent [45]; |
Imlunestant | Orally active ER-α degrader, antiestrogen and antineoplastic agent for the treatment of ER-positive (ER+) breast cancers; | Investigational drug [46,47,48,49,50]; third phase of clinical trials; |
Fipravirimat | Anti-HIV/AIDS; maturation inhibitors; | Investigational drug [51]; |
18F-FMISO or fluoromisonidazole | Radiopharmaceutical for PET imaging of hypoxia | Investigational drug [52,53]; |
Mefway | Serotonin 5-HT1A receptor antagonist; PET radiotracer | Investigational drug [54,55]; |
Florfenicol | Antibiotic | 1996 |
Cefluprenam | Anti-bacterial agent of broad spectrum; fourth generation cephalosporin; Highly effective against bacterial pneumonia; | 1997 |
Afloqualone | Sedative and muscle-relaxant | Investigational drug [56]; |
Fluorocholine | Oncologic PET tracer | Investigational drug [57]; |
Scheme № | Product | Substrate | CH2F-Source, Conditions | Ref. |
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Three-Membered N-heterocycles | ||||
1 | α-Fluoromethyl-α-CF3 aziridine | Trifluoroacetimidoyl chloride (TFAIC) | ICH2F; MeLi-LiBr THF, −78 °C, 1 h | [58] |
2 | α-Fluoroaziridine | N-tosyl-diphenyl ketimine | ICH2F; LiN(iPr)Cy, | [59] |
Five-Membered N-heterocycles | ||||
3 | 3-Fluoromethylated N-benzylpyrrolidines | N-Benzylmaleimide | ICH2F; (Me3Si)3SiH, blue LED | [60] |
4 | 1-(1-Fluoro-4-phenylbutan-2-yl)pyrrolidine | Pyrrolidine | ICH2F; 2-phenylacetaldehyde, (Me3Si)3SiH, blue LED | [27] |
6 | 3-Fluoromethylated indolines | Spiro-epoxyoxindolines | TBAF | [61] |
7 | 3-(2-Fluoroethyl)indolin-2-ones | N-Methyl-N-phenylmethacrylamides | FCH2SO2Cl; K2HPO4 fac-Ir(ppy)3 (1 mol%) | [62,63] |
9 | N-Fluoromethoxymethylated indoles, carbazoles, 1H-indazoles and pyrazoles | Indoles, carbazoles, 1H-indazoles and pyrazoles | ICH2F; KOH MeCN/H2O 40 °C, 6 h | [64] |
11 | N-fluoromethylated Theophylline, Cimetidine, Phenytoin (hydantoin), imidazole, indazoles, phthalimide | Theophylline, Cimetidine, Phenytoin (hydantoin), Imidazole, Indazole, phthalimide | ICH2F, Cs2CO3. Theophylline, Cimetidine, Phenytoin (hydantoin), Imidazole, Indazole, phthalimide | [65] |
12 | N-Fluoromethylated pyrazole, indazole, benzoimidazole, benzotriazole, 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine | 1H-pyrazole, 1H-indazole, benzoimidazole, benzotriazole, 7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine | Monofluoromethyl(aryl)sulfonium bis(carbomethoxy)methylide; Cs2CO3, DMF; 40 °C, 12 h | [67,68,69] |
14 | 1-Fluoromethyl-2-methyl imidazole; bis(fluoromethyl)-2-methylimidazolium iodide | 2-Methyl imidazole | ICH2F; K2CO3, MeCN, rt | [66] |
15 | O-fluoromethylated N-substituted 5-hydroxypyrazoles | N-substituted 5-hydroxypyrazoles | ICH2F, Cs2CO3, MeCN 6 h, rt | [65] |
16 | 2-((Fluoromethyl)thio)benzo[d]thiazole, 2-((Fluoromethyl)thio)benzo[d]thiazole | 2-thio-benzooxazole and 2-thio-benzothiazole | ICH2F, Cs2CO3, MeCN 6 h, rt | [65] |
17 | 2-((fluoromethyl)selanyl)benzooxazole, 2-((fluoromethyl)selanyl) benzothiazole | 2-(Amimo)benzooxazole, 2-(Amimo)benzothiazole | ICH2F; KSeCN, KOH | [70] |
19 | 4-Substituted N-fluoromethyl-1,2,3-triazoles | Terminal alkynes | Azidofluoromethane; NMP, Cu (I) 3-methylsalicylate, rt, 1 h | [71] |
20 | 4,5-Disubstituted N-fluoromethyl-1,2,3-triazole | β-Ketoesters or 1,3-Diones | Azidofluoromethane; pyrrolidine, 40 °C, 20 h | [71] |
21 | 5-Fluoromethyl-2-oxazolines | N-Allylcarboxamides | Et3N·5HF; Electrochemical conditions; 4-Methyliodobenzene, 4-tert-butyliodobenzene; CH2Cl2, rt, 15 h | [74,75] |
23 | 5-Monofluorinated isoxazoline N-oxides | 2-Nitroacrylates | Monofluoromethyl sulfides; NaH, 40 °C, 20 h | [76] |
Six-Membered N-heterocycles | ||||
25 | 1-(1-Fluoro-4-phenylbutan-2-yl) pyperidine, piperazines, morpholine, thiomorpholine | 2-phenylacetaldehyde Pyperidine, piperazines, morpholine, thiomorpholine | ICH2F; tBudimethylsilyltrifluoromethanesulfonate (TBS-OTf) (TMS)3SiH; 4 Å MS, CH2Cl2, r.t., 6 h Blue LED | [27] |
26 | 1-Benzyl-4-(fluoromethyl)piperidin-4-ol | Piperidin-4-one | ICH2F; MeLi-LiBr THF, −78 °C, 1 h | [77] |
28 | C2-fluoromethylated pyridines, 2,2′-bipyridine, quinoline and phenanthridine-N-oxides | Pyridines, 2,2′-bipyridine, quinoline and phenanthridine-N-oxides | (fluoromethyl)triphenylphosphonium iodide | [78] |
30 | 1-(Fluoromethyl)cinnolin-4(1H)-one | 4(1H)-cinnolinone | ICH2F, Cs2CO3, MeCN 6 h, rt | [65] |
31 | Ortho-fluoromethylated pyridines | 3-Iodo-2,5-disabstituted pyridines | ICH2F; Pinacol arylboronic esters (RBpin) Pd(OAc)2 (10 mol%), Cs2CO3 (3.0 equiv.) P(2-furyl)3 (22 mol%) | [79] |
32 | 3-(Fluoromethyl)pyridine; 3-(Fluoromethyl)quinoline | Pyridine, quinoline | BrCH2F; NiI2; dtbpy (4,4-Di-tert-butyl-2,2-dipyridine); DMAP (4-dimethylaminopyridine); N2, DMAc, 40 °C, 24 h | [80] |
33 | 6-Fluoromethylphenanthridine | 2-Isocyano-3,5-dimethyl-1,1′-biphenyl | 2-((fluoromethyl)sulfonyl)-6-nitrobenzothiazole; [Ru(bpy)3]Cl2, DMSO, rt, Na2CO3, N2, Blue LED | [81] |
35 | 2-Monofluoromethylated pyridines, pyrazines and quinoxalines | Pyridines, pyrazines and quinoxalines | 2-fluoroacetic acid; AgNO3, K2S2O8, MeCN/H2O = 2:1 80 °C, 20 h | [82] |
36 | 2,6-Bis(monofluoromethyl)pyridine; 2,5-Bis(monofluoromethyl) pyrazines; 2,3-Bis(monofluoromethyl)quinoxalines | Pyridines, pyrazines and quinoxalines | 2-fluoroacetic acid; AgNO3, K2S2O8, DCE, 80 °C, 20 h | [82] |
39 | 3-((Fluoromethyl)selanyl)quinoline | Quinoline-3-amine | ICH2F; HBF4/tBuCN CH3CN, 0 °C, 2 h; CuCl/CuCl2/1,10-phen/ KSeCN CH3CN, 0 °C, 3 h; KOH CH3CN, 0 °C, 7 h | [70] |
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Moskalik, M.Y. Monofluoromethylation of N-Heterocyclic Compounds. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 17593. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417593
Moskalik MY. Monofluoromethylation of N-Heterocyclic Compounds. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(24):17593. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417593
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoskalik, Mikhail Yu. 2023. "Monofluoromethylation of N-Heterocyclic Compounds" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 24: 17593. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417593