Dual role of ethyl bromodifluoroacetate in the formation of fluorine-containing heteroaromatic compounds
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One Pot
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An efficient one-pot cascade process via unprecedented quadruple cleavage of BrCF2COOEt with primary amines to afford valuable fluorine-containing heterocycles is described, in which BrCF2COOEt plays a dual role as a C1 synthon and a difluoroalkylating reagent for the first time.