Uses
This compound undergoes cycloreversion to form the fluoro(hetero)aryl ketene, which undergoes efficient coupling with nucleophiles and allows rapid incorporation of highly fluorinated α-fluoro(hetero)aryl acetic acid derivatives.
General Description
N-Ethyl-
N-isopropylpropan-2-aminium 3-(4-acetyl-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl)-4-oxo-1,5-dioxaspiro[5.5]-undec-2-en-2-olate is a fluoroarylated-Meldrum′s acid adduct. It can be prepared by reacting 2′,3′,4′,5′,6′-pentafluoroacetophenone with cyclohexyl-Meldrum′s acid in the presence of
N,
N-diisopropylethylamine and acetonitrile.