Table 1 Reaction optimization.a

From: Practical and regioselective halonitrooxylation of olefins to access β-halonitrates

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Entry

R

[M]

temp. (°C)

Time

Yield

rr

1

4-H (1a)

0

2 min

82%

3.8:1

2

4-H (1a)

FeCl3

0

2 min

42%

>20:1

3

4-H (1a)

FeCl3

−40

10 min

76%

16:1

4

4-Me (1b)

FeCl3

−40

10 min

54%

16:1

5

4-F (1c)

FeCl3

−40

1 h

55%

>20:1

6

4-CF3 (1d)

FeCl3

−40

2 h

83%

>20:1

7

4-CN (1e)

FeCl3

−40

8 h

50%

15:1

8

4-NO2 (1f)

FeCl3

−40

12 h

10%

15:1

9

2-Me,4-NO2 (1g)

FeCl3

−40

3 h

56%

5:1

10

3,5-di-F (1h)

FeCl3

−40

1 h

74%

12:1

11

2,6-di-F (1i)

FeCl3

−40

1 h

90%

3:1

12

2,4-di-F (1j)

FeCl3

−40

1 h

56%

4:1

13

3,4-di-F (1k)

FeCl3

−40

1 h

71%

7:1

14

3,4,5-tri-F (1l)

FeCl3

−40

1 h

65%

12:1

15

3-CF3 (1m)

FeCl3

−40

2 h

56%

7:1

16

2-CF3 (1n)

FeCl3

−40

2 h

72%

3:1

17

3,5-di-CF3 (1o)

FeCl3

−40

2 h

45%

7:1

18b

4-CF3 (1d)

FeCl3

−40

2 h

82%

>20:1

  1. M metal, temp. temperature.
  2. aReaction conditions: dodec-1-ene (0.20 mmol), 1 (0.6 equiv), TMSCl (1.2 equiv), FeCl3 (5 mol %), CH2Cl2 (2 mL). Yields were for isolated and purified products. Regioisomeric ratios (rr) were determined by 1H NMR spectra of the crude reaction mixtures.
  3. b0.5 mol % FeCl3 was used as the catalyst.