Cu-Catalyzed/mediated synthesis of N -fluoroalkylanilines from arylboronic acids: fluorine effect on the reactivity of fluoroalkylamines

An oxidative coupling reaction of fluoroalkylamines with arylboronic acids has been achieved for the first time. Fluorine has profound influence on the reactivity and fluoroalkylated amines have the following reactivity trend: difluoroethylamine > trifluoroethylamine > pentafluoropropylamine ≈ heptafluorobutylamine.