The exploration of the reactivity
of gem-difluorinated
small-size rings has continuously drawn attention in recent years
but is limited to three-membered carbocycles. Herein we report a copper-catalyzed
reaction of gem-fluorinated cyclobutenes with bis(pinacolato)diboron
(B2pin2). A sequence of defluoroborylation and
a ring-opening process produces B,F-bifunctional 1,3-dienes in a stereoselective
manner. The transformation together with the efficient downstream
coupling of the boronate and the fluoride moieties collectively constitutes
a modular route to highly functionalized and stereocontrolled 1,3-dienes.
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