Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Biological Activity of 4-Chlorobenzaldehyde (2-trifluoromethylTrifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4 ,5]-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)hydrazone Monohydrate

The novel title compound 4-chlorobenzaldehyde （2-trifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8- tetrahydro- benzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl）hydrazone monohydrate （C18H14C1F3N4S.H20, Mr = 428.86） has been synthesized by a condensation reaction of 4-chlorobenzaldehyde with （2-trifuoromethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl）hydrazine, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 7.4252（7）, b = 26.344（2）, c = 10.3095（9） A, /3 = 109.407（2）~, V= 1902.0（3） A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.498 g/cm^3, p = 0.356 mm-1, F（000） = 880, the final R = 0.0564 and wR = 0.1681 for 2343 observed reflections with I 〉 2o（/）. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the title hydrazone molecule is nearly planar except for the cyclohexene and trifluoromethyl moieties. In the crystal packing, the molecules form stacks by a three-dimensional framework, which results from intermolecular N（3）-H（3）...O（1）, O（1）-H（1B）...N（2）, O（1）- H（1B）...N（4） and O（1）-H（1A）...F（1） hydrogen bonds via water molecules together with π-π stacking interactions. Molecular geometry of the title compound in the ground state optimized by B3LYP functional with 6-311G＊＊ basis sets indicates that the calculations are in agreement with the experimental data. The preliminary bioassay suggested that the title compound exhibits relatively good fungicidal activity against Fusarium oxysporium fsp.vasinfectum and Dothiorella gregaria.

Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Antitumor Activities of Two 2-Trifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]-thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine Derivatives

Two novel 2-trifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine derivatives were synthesized by nucleophilic substitution of two appropriate amines with 4-chloro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine, which started from 2-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene-3-carbonitrile, trifluoroacetic acid(TFA) and phosphorous oxychloride by one-pot procedure. Their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1, N-(furan-2-ylmethyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine, crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 26.352(3), b = 7.5991(8), c = 17.1423(18) A, β = 114.667(2)°, V = 3119.5(6) A3 and Z = 8. Compound 2, N-(3-silatranylpropyl)-2-trifluoromethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine, crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 13.4394(13), b = 8.9446(9), c = 18.9657(18) A, β = 101.9640(10)°, V = 2230.3(4) A3 and Z = 4. The preliminary bioassay indicated that compound 2 exhibits more potent antitumor activity against BCG-823 than 5-fluorouracil(5-FU).

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Antitumor Activity of 1-(4-Methoxybenzylidene)-2-(1-phenyl-6-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)hydrazine Monohydrate

The novel title compound 1-（4-methoxybenzylidene）-2-（1-phenyl-6-trifluoromethyl- 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4-yl）hydrazine monohydrate （C20HisF3N60-H20, Mr = 430.40） has been synthesized by a four-step procedure including the cyclization, chlorination, hydrazinolysis and condensation reaction, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to orthorhombic, space groupPbca with a = 8.3779（13）, b = 17.607（3）, c = 26.774（4） A, V= 3949.2（11） A3, Z=8, Dc = 1.448 g/cm3, μ = 0.117 mm-l, F（000） = 1776, the final R = 0.0553 and wR = 0.1516 for 2354 observed reflections with 1 〉 2σ（/）. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the title compound is almost coplanar except for the trifluoromethyl and phenyl moieties. In the crystal packing, the molecules are linked by intermolecular O（lW）-H（1WA）-＂N（2）, O（1W）-H（1WA）.--N（4） and N（5）-H（5A）...O（lW） hydrogen bonds via water molecules and stacked through π-π stacking interactions. The preliminary bioassay suggested that the title compound exhibits relatively good antitumor activity against HepG2 and BCG-823.

Asymmetric Bioreduction of 3,5-Bis（trifluoromethyl） Acetophenone to Its Corresponding Alcohol by Candida troplcalis

(S)-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl ethanol is a key chiral intermediate for the synthesis of NK-1 receptor antagonists. Enantioselective synthesis of (S)-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl ethanol was successfully performed in high enantiomeric excess (e.e.) through asymmetric reduction of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl) acetophenone catalyzed by Candida tropicalis 104 cells. The influence of some key reaction parameters such as substrate concentration, co-substrate and its concentration, biomass and reaction time was examined, respectively. The results showed that these factors obviously influence the yield, but the optical purity of the prepared product remains intact. The opti-mum conditions for the preparation of (S)-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl ethanol were found to be as follows: sub-strate concentration 50 mmol?L?1; 50 g·L-1 of maltose as co-substrate; wet cell concentration 300 g·L-1; reaction for 30 h. Under above optimal conditions, the maximum yield for (S)-3,5-bistrifluoromethylphenyl ethanol reached 70.3% with 100% of product e.e.

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ORGANO-SOLUBLE FLUORINATED POLYIMIDES FROM 4,4'-BIS(3-AMINO-5-TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENOXY)-BIPHENYL AND VARIOUS AROMATIC DIANHYDRIDES

An aromatic diamine monomer,4,4'-bis(3-amino-5-trifluoromethyl phenoxy)-biphenyl (TFBPDA),wassynthesized via the nucleophilic displacement reaction of 3,5-dinitrobenzotrifluoride and 4,4'-biphenol.The monomer wasreacted with various aromatic dianhydrides via the high temperature polycondensation procedure to provide a series ofpolyimides.The polyimides,PI-1 to PI-4,show good solubility not only in aprotic solvents,such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone and N,N-dimethylacetamide,but also in many common solvents,such as m-cresol,chloroform andcyclopentanone.PI-4,derived from 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride and TFBPDA,was even soluble intoluene.Moreover,PI films exhibit good thermal stability,outstanding transparency in the visible light region and acceptablemechanical and electrical properties.The excellent combined properties of the polyimides make them as a good candidate forfabricating microelectronics.

Trifluoromethylation of Carbonyl Compounds with Sodium Trifluoroacetate

In the presence of copper （I） halide as catalyst, a variety of carbonyl compounds could be trifluoromethylated with sodium trifluoroacetate to give the corresponding alcohols in moderate to high yields.

Synthesis, crystal structure, and fluorescence of two dimeric europium(III) complexes with 2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate

Two complexes [Eu2（2-TFMBA）6（2,2′-bipy）2]·2H2O （1） and Eu2（2-TFMBA）6（1,10-phen）2 （2） （2-TFMBA=2-（Trifluoromethyl） benzoate; 2,2′-bipy=2,2′-bipyridine; 1,10-phen= 1,10-phenanthroline） were synthesized by solvent method and determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic system with space group P21/c, whereas complex 2 crystallizes in triclinic system with space group Pi. Both are binuclear molecules with an inversion center. In complex 1, two center Eu^3＋ ions are linked together by four 2-TFMBA ligands in bidentate-bridging mode. Each Eu^3＋ ion is eight-coordinated with six O atoms from five 2-TFMBA ligands and two N atoms from one 2,2′-bipy molecule. In complex 2, two center Eu^3＋ ions are linked together by four 2-TFMBA ligands in two modes, namely, bidentate-bridging and tridentate-bridging. Each Eu^3＋ ion is nine-coordinated with seven O atoms from five 2-TFMBA ligands and two N atoms from one 1,10-phen molecule. The two complexes both exhibited strong red fluorescence under ultraviolet light, and the ^5D0→^7Fj （j=0-4） transition emissions of Eu^3＋ ion were observed in their emission spectra.

Syntheses, Crystal Structures, and Biological Activities of Two Enantiomeric 2-Trifluoromethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine Derivatives

Two enantiomeric 2-trifluoromethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[4,5]thieno[2,3-d] pyrimidin-4-amine derivatives were synthesized by nucleophilic substitution of two chiral amines with 4-chloro-2-trifiuoromethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[4~5]thieno[2-3-d]pyrimidine, which started from 2-amino-5,6-dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophene-3-carbonitrile, trifluoroacetic acid （TFA） and phosphoryl trichloride via one-pot procedure. Their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Enantiomer （R）-3,（R）-N-（1-phenylethyl）-2-trifluoromethyl-6,7- dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine crystallizes in the tetragonal system, space group P43 with a = 8.6847（6）, b = 8.6847（6）, c = 22.419（2） A, V= 1690.9（3） A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.428 g/cm^3, p = 0.228 mm-1, F（000） = 752, the final R = 0.0463 and wR = 0.1257 for 3442 observed reflections with 1〉 20（/）. Enantiomer （S）-3,（S）-N-（1-phenylethyl）-2-trifluoromethyl-6,7-dihydro- 5H-cycloperita[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-amine crystallizes in the tetragonal system, space group P41 with a = 8.688, b = 8.688, c = 22.421 A, V = 1692.4 A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.426 g/cm^3, μ= 0.227 mm^-1, F（000） = 752, the final R = 0.0682 and wR = 0.1806 for 3182 observed reflections with ≥20（I）. The preliminary bioassay indicated that the R-enantiomer exhibits higher antitumor activity against MCF-7 than gefitinib.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-[(3aR,4R,4aR,5aS,6S,6aS)-1,3-Dioxooctahydro-4,6-ethenocyclopropa[f]isoindol-2(1H)-yl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethanimine

The crystal structure of the title compound（C19H15F3N2O2,Mr = 360.33） was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to triclinic,space group P1,with a = 6.5604（7）,b = 13.9614（16）,c = 18.1790（18） ,α = 102.749（7）,β = 97.542（6）,γ = 94.355（4）°,V = 1600.5（3） 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.495 g/cm3,λ（MoKα） = 0.71070,F（000） = 744,μ（MoKα） = 0.122 mm-1,R = 0.0434 and wR = 0.1051.A total of 7590 unique reflections were collected,of which 5429 with ｜F｜2 ≥ 2σ｜F｜2 were observed.The two cyclohexene rings in the molecule adopt boat-boat conformations with the deviations of ring atoms C（9） and C10 from the C（5）/C（6）/C（7）/C（8） plane（Ⅰ） by 1.1204（0.0023） and 1.1132（0.0023） ,respectively,whereas from the C（2）/C（3）/C（5）/C（8） plane（Ⅱ） by 1.1627（0.0022） and 1.1818（0.0021） ,respectively.In the cyclopropane and lactam rings,atoms C（11） and N（1） point towards the double bond of C（9）-C（10） and the dihedral angle between the ring plane（Ⅲ） containing C（1）,C（2）,C（3） and C（4） and plane（IV） consisting of C（6）,C（7） and C（11） is 55.76（0.07）°.The dihedral angles between planes Ⅳ and Ⅰ and Ⅱ and Ⅲare 63.58（0.07）° and 58.10（0.06）°,respectively.The dihedral angle between the benzene ring C（13）～ C（18） and plane Ⅳ is 42.41（0.06）°.

Synthesis and Herbicidal Activity of 5-Heterocycloxy-3-substituted-1-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl-1H-pyrazole

The authors synthesized a series of novel 5-heterocycloxy-3-substituted-1-（3-trifluoromethyl）phenyl-1H- pyrazole derivatives. Herbicidal activities of the two intermediate compounds and thirteen target compounds were evaluated via Brassica napus and Echinochloa crusgalli（L.） Beauv tests. Bioassay results show that some of the compounds exhibit better inhibiting activities against Brassica napus and some of the compounds exhibit bleaching activities against Echinochloa crusgalli（L.） Beauv at 100 μg/mL.

Facile Synthesis of Bis-Trifluoromethyl 1,8-Dioxo-Octahydroxanthene Derivatives

Xanthene and Xanthenediones are structural components of several bioactive and semi-synthetic molecules. This work described an expeditious synthesis of novel and hitherto unreported bis-trifluoromethyl xanthene dione derivatives. The reaction of two equivalents of 5-trifluoromethyl cyclohexane-1,3- dione with substituted aromatic aldehydes in the presence of ethanol containing 1 - 2 drops of HCl was facile under microwave irradiation. Short reaction time (25 min), good to excellent yields (80% - 95%), good atom economy, and simple workup are the major advantages of the above procedure. Moreover, the fluorinated products represent synthetically useful stable intermediates that could find applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural and material industries.

Metal-Free Electrochemical Trifluoromethylation of Imidazole-Fused Heterocycles with Trifluoromethyl Thianthrenium Triflate

A novel and eco-friendly electrochemical activation of trifluoromethyl thianthrenium triflate(TT-CF_(3)^(+)OTf^(-))for trifluoromethylation of imidazole-fused heteroaromatic compounds was established.This method involves the direct electrolysis of TT-CF_(3)^(+)OTf^(-)without the requirement of external oxidants or catalysts,aligning with the principles of green chemistry.A wide range of imidazole-fused heteroaromatic compounds including imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines and benzo[d]imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles have been successfully trifluoromethylated using this technique,exhibiting excellent compatibility with various functional groups and a broad substrate scope.Moreover,the method's applicability for one-pot sequential reactions enables the reduction of waste and resource consumption by eliminating the need for intermediate purification steps.

Transition-metal free trifluoromethylimination of alkenes enabled by direct activation of N-unprotected ketimines

A highly site-selective intermolecular trifluoromethylimination of activated and unactivated olefins was reported under transition-metal-and photosensitizer-free conditions.This newly developed strategy provides straightforward and efficient access to diverse value-added vicinal trifluoromethyl amines without resorting to the pre-functionalized reagents.Mechanistic experiments demonstrate that the approach proceeded through CF_(3)and iminyl two-radicals process,which were generated directly from commercially available benzophenone imine in a novel electron-donor mode via a SET process activated by the bifunctional hypervalent iodine reagents.The synthetic potential of the protocols was further showcased via the condensation/amination sequential cascade,and transformations to accessβ-CF_(3)primary amines.

Trifluoromethyl enable high-performance single-emitter white organic light-emitting devices based on quinazoline acceptor

Single-emitter white organic light-emitting diode(WOLED) based on small organic molecule exhibits great potential in simplifying fabrication process of WOLEDs. However, the design and synthesis of molecule for highly efficient single-emitter WOLED still remains a challenge. Herein, two asymmetric donor-acceptor-acceptor'(D-A-A') type molecule(PTZ-PQ-F and PTZ-PQ-CF3) are developed by employing trifluoromethyl(CF_(3)) or fluorine atom as secondary acceptor, which can exhibit white lighting with dual emission bands consisting of blue traditional fluorescence from quasi-axial(ax) conformer and orange thermally activated delayed fluorescence(TADF) from quasi-equatorial(eq) conformer. The introduction of CF_(3) into PTZ-PQ-CF3 greatly enhanced the photoluminescence quantum yield(PLQY) by suppressing the nonradiative deactivation. Owing to electron-inductive-effect of CF3, the “eq” conformer of PTZ-PQCF3 exhibits a much smaller ΔESTof 0.01 e V to realize more efficient reverse intersystem crossing(RISC)process, and then enhance the exciton utilization(nearly 100%) of the whole dual emission system. Consequently, single-emitter WOLEDs based on PTZ-PQ-CF3 show nearly standard white emission with EQE of 13.0% and CIE of(0.35, 0.36) in m CP host and show warm white emission with high EQE of 25.5%and CIE of(0.40, 0.47) in 35 Dcz PPy host, which are the best performance among reported single-emitter WOLEDs.

Visible-light-enabled multicomponent synthesis of trifluoromethylated 3-indolequinoxalin-2(1H)-ones without external photocatalysis

A novel and sustainable visible-light-enabled multicomponent reaction involving quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones,indoles,and CF3SO2Na that does not require an external photocatalyst is described.This photoinduced reaction employs air as the sole oxidant,thereby providing a green and highly step-efficient approach to a series of biologically important trifluoromethylated 3-indolequinoxalin-2(1H)-ones.

Copper-Promoted Conversion of Aromatic Amines into Trifluoromethylated Arenes： One-Pot Sandmeyer Trifluoromethylation

A simple copper-promoted one-pot Sandmeyer trifluoromethylation of aromatic amines with Langlois＇ reagent has been demonstrated. The reaction is performed in mild reaction conditions under an air atmosphere with good substrate scope and functional group compatibility. It provides an alternative and straightforward synthetic approach to access a variety of trifluoromethylated arenes.

Copper-Catalysed Decarboxylative Trifluoromethylation of β-Ketoacids

An efficient method for Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation offl-ketoacids to achieve a-trifluoro- methyl ketones was developed. A wide variety of synthetically useful α-trifluoromethyl ketones were obtained in modest to good yields under mild reaction conditions. The present method also exhibits good functional-group compatibility.

Copper-Mediated Trifluoromethylation of Terminal Alkynes by S-（Trifluoromethyl）diarylsulfonium Salt

The copper-mediated trifluoromethylation of terminal alkynes with S-（trifluoromethyl）diarylsulfonium salt has been carefully investigated. The reactions proceeded smoothly to afford trifluoromethylated acetylenes in moderate to good yields. This approach is a convenient method to synthesize a variety of functional trifluoromethylated acetylenes.

Copper（I）-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of Phthalic Anhydride Derivatives with （Trifluoromethyl）trimethylsilane

An efficient copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of substituted phthalic anhydrides using （trifluoromethyl） trimethylsilane （Me3SiCF3） as a nucleophilic trifluoromethylating reagent in the presence of 1,10-phenanthroline and KF, followed by quenching the reaction mixture with water has been developed. A possible mechanism was suggested.

A Convenient Process for the Preparation of Heteroaryl Trifluoromethyl Selenoethers

The preparation of heteroaryl trifluoromethyl selenoethers by the trifluoromethylselenolation of heteroaryl bro- mides with [（bpy）CuSeCF3]2 was investigated. Using this approach, a large number of trifluoromethylselenolated heterocyclic compounds were synthesized in good to excellent yields. It was demonstrated that this procedure toler- ates a wide variety of functional groups.