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Aliphatic Sulfonyl Fluoride Synthesis via Fluoroalkylfluorosulfonylation of Unactivated Olefins under Photoredox and Palladium Dual Catalysis

  • Yingying Peng ,
  • Chaoyi Zhang ,
  • Xiong Wu ,
  • Ren Liu ,
  • Wan Pang ,
  • Xiaoyu Ma ,
  • Chao Liu
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  • Faculty of Chemical and Energy Technology and Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Green Fluoropharmaceutical Technology, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, People' s Republic of China

Received date: 2026-04-22

  Revised date: 2026-05-13

  Online published: 2026-06-11

Supported by

National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22471172).

Abstract

Both fluoroalkyl and fluorosulfonyl groups are important structural motifs in bioactive molecules and valuable functional units in synthetic chemistry. Herein, we report a photoredox- and palladium-dual-catalyzed fluoroalkylfluorosulfonylation of unactivated olefins using aryl trifluoromethyl compounds as fluoroalkyl radical precursors, 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-bis(sulfur dioxide) adduct (DABSO) as the sulfur dioxide source, and N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide (NFSI) as the fluorine source via radical sulfur dioxide insertion and fluorination strategy. This transformation enables the simultaneous installation of fluoroalkyl and fluorosulfonyl groups across carbon-carbon double bonds in a single step, thus providing an efficient and concise approach to structurally diverse aliphatic sulfonyl fluorides. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions and exhibits good functional-group tolerance. Furthermore, the resulting sulfonyl fluoride products can be readily transformed into valuable compounds through SuFEx reactions.

Cite this article

Yingying Peng , Chaoyi Zhang , Xiong Wu , Ren Liu , Wan Pang , Xiaoyu Ma , Chao Liu . Aliphatic Sulfonyl Fluoride Synthesis via Fluoroalkylfluorosulfonylation of Unactivated Olefins under Photoredox and Palladium Dual Catalysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 0 : 604031 -604031 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202604031

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