Dr Will Brittain's Outputs (2)

Synthesis of atropisomeric phosphino-triazoles and their corresponding gold(i) complexes (2023)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Meloni, F., Male, L., Le Duff, C. S., Brittain, W. D. G., Buckley, B. R., & Fossey, J. S. (2023). Synthesis of atropisomeric phosphino-triazoles and their corresponding gold(i) complexes. Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 10(14), 3460-3466. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3qo00322a

The synthesis of atropisomeric phoshino-triazoles is disclosed. It was found that the introduction of a phosphine functionality onto the 5-position of a 1,2,3-triazole ring could be highly restrictive towards the rotation around a triazole-aryl bond.... Read More about Synthesis of atropisomeric phosphino-triazoles and their corresponding gold(i) complexes.

HFO‐1234yf as a CF3 Building Block: Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl Quinoline and Chromene Derivatives from Trifluoromethyl‐ynones (2023)
Journal Article
Marsh, T. G., Santambrogio, A., Murray, B. J., Boulton, L. T., Aguilar, J. A., Yufit, D. S., Sandford, G., & Brittain, W. D. (2023). HFO‐1234yf as a CF3 Building Block: Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl Quinoline and Chromene Derivatives from Trifluoromethyl‐ynones. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 26(11), Article e202300058. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202300058

Trifluoromethyl ynones derived from the refrigerant gas HFO-1234yf (2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene) react with nucleophiles via a Michael-type addition process and the allenolate intermediate formed reacts intramolecularly with a carbonyl group to form h... Read More about HFO‐1234yf as a CF3 Building Block: Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl Quinoline and Chromene Derivatives from Trifluoromethyl‐ynones.