Free radical difluoromethylation of protonated heteroaromatic bases was accomplished using sodium difluoromethanesulfinate in combination with tert-butyl hydroperoxide in a two-phase system (methylene chloride–water) at room temperature. The difluoromethylation products of methyl pyridine-4-carboxylate, pyridine-4-carbonitrile, and 2-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole were isolated on a preparative scale.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)539-546
Number of pages8
JournalRussian Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume53
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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