Synthesis of α-Fluorinated Acrylates by a Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Olefination Reaction
Abstract
Ligand‐free palladium‐catalyzed subsequent decarboxylation/olefination reaction between 2‐fluorinated acrylates and benzoic acids is reported. Valuable trisubstituted 2‐fluoroacrylates and 2‐trifluoromethylacrylates were produced in low to excellent yields, which constitutes a new interesting greener synthetic alternative to these fluorinated molecules.