A facile preparation of 2-bromodifluoromethyl benzo-1, 3-diazoles and its application in the synthesis of gem-difluoromethylene linked aryl ether compounds
A facile preparation of 2-bromodifluoromethyl benzo-1, 3-diazoles as novel CF2Br- containing heterocyclic building blocks has been developed through a one-pot process of reaction of 2-OH, 2-SH, or 2-NH2 substituted aniline with bromodifluoroacetic acid in the presence of 3 molar equivalents of CBr4 and Ph3P in refluxing toluene. 2- Bromodifluoromethyl benzo-1, 3-thiazole (2b) was successfully utilized in the preparation ...