专利号:US-2025250234-A1 优先权日:2022-04-12 标 题:Fluoroalcohols as co-solvents for chemical synthesis and methods for producing the same 发明人:COLBY DAVID; ISLAM BAHARUL 权利人:UNIV MISSISSIPPI 摘要:In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a method for the in situ generation of formaldehyde for the hydroxymethylation of difluoroenolates to create 2,2-difluoroethanols having a range of solubilities, acidity, basicity, and other physical properties. The method also allows the production of formaldehyde-d 2 for hydroxy deuteromethylations and constitutes a new synthetic method for 2,2-difluoro-1,1-deuteroethanols. In one aspect, disclosed method is compatible with α,α-difluorobenzyl carbanions generated from the release of trifluoroacetate from electron-deficient aromatic and heteroaromatic rings and can be conducted under mild conditions with high yields. Also disclosed herein are 2,2-difluoroethanols generated by the disclosed method and methods of using the 2,2-difluoroethanols as solvents or co-solvents for organic synthesis, metal catalyzed reactions, asymmetric processes, carbohydrate chemistry, and medicinal chemistry.