Palladium-catalyzed ring-opening/defluorinative coupling of gem-DFCPs with pyranones/pyridones

The monofluoroalkenes are found widespread applications in areas such as bioactive molecules, materials science and synthetic organic chemistry, therefore, investigating efficient methodologies to construct monofluoroalkenes is still in demand. In this paper, we reported an efficient synthesis of monofluoroalkenyl substituted pyranones/pyridones by using the gem-difluorocyclopropanes (gem-DFCPs) as monofluoroalkenyl precursors. In the presence of Palladium catalyst, the monofluoroalkenyl group was introduced into the C3 positions of pyranones/pyridones successfully. The reaction was featured with high regioselectivity, mild conditions, broad substrate scope, easy to scale up synthesis, which provided a novel avenue for the late-stagy modification of pyranones/pyridones.