Trifluoromethylation

  1. Trifluoromethyl copper complexes were repurposed for saccharide difluoromethylation
    Photo- and acid-mediated repurposing of Grushin's reagent enables efficient difluoromethylation of alcohols, saccharides, and bioactive molecules, generating antifungal leads.
  2. Metal-free trifluoromethylalkynylation of unsaturated peptides
    Metal-free concurrent trifluoromethyl and alkynyl installation on unsaturated peptides under mild conditions, enabling rapid access to multifunctional peptide scaffolds for medicinal chemistry.