Palladium-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Alkylation of Acyl Fluorides

Palladium-catalyzed decarbonylative alkylation reactions of acyl fluorides have been developed using alkylboranes having β-hydrogens. A wide range of functional groups were well tolerated, even at the high temperature required for decarbonylation. This protocol provides a diverse C(sp2)–C(sp3) bond formation via a highly efficient decarbonylative process. The hemilabile bidentate ligand DPPE plays a crucial role for retardation of the undesired β-hydride elimination.

This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Organic Letters, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00542.