Palladium-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Defluorinative Hiyama Cross-Coupling of gem-Difluorocyclopropanes with Arylsilanes

Abstract

We report an efficient palladium-catalyzed ring-opening defluorinative Hiyama cross-coupling of gem-difluorocyclopropanes with structurally diverse (hetero)arylsilanes through C–C bond activation and C–F bond cleavage. This regioselective ring-opening defluorinative Hiyama cross-coupling features a broad substrate scope with excellent functional group compatibility, affording a diverse variety of linear 2-fluoroallylic scaffolds in good yields with high Z-selectivity.