Dibromofluoromethane (DBFM) is a useful tool for a wide variety of functionalization – from cyclopropanation to alkylation to dipolar cycloadditions. In many of these transformations, the resultant products contain fluorine. Using proprietary technology, Valliscor manufactures kilogram to commercial scale of high purity DBFM (>98% pure) for the pharmaceutical industry in its Corvallis, Oregon production facility. To find out more information on our offerings, please contact us at info@valliscor.com.
Alternate Names: DBFM, fluorodibromomethane
Catalog #: VCDBFM
CAS #: 1868-53-7
Molecular Weight: 191.83 g/mol
Density: 2.42 g/mL
Boiling Point: 65°C
1H NMR Spectra (CDCl3): 7.71 (d, J = 48.3 Hz, 1H) ppm
13C NMR Spectra (CDCl3): 73.8 (d, J = 315.0 Hz, 1H) ppm
19F NMR Spectra (CDCl3): -84.08 (d, J = 48.9 Hz, 1H) ppm
Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibromofluoromethane
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Dibromofluoromethane (DBFM) has proven a powerful reagent for the cyclopropanation of alkenes (J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 7075-7083 ), (Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 11256-11265 ), (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 4145-4150 ), (J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 9893-9899 ) (Eq. 1-3). Zemlicka and co-workers demonstrated the cyclopropation of a trisubstituted alkene with DBFM to access fluoroanalogues of the anti-cytomegalovirus agent cyclopropavir (Nucleos. Nucleot. Nucl. 2007, 26, 231-243 ) (Eq. 1). Hayakawa and co-workers showcased the stereoselectively cyclopropanation of an enamine using dibromofluoromethane (Chem. Lett. 2004, 33, 464-465 ) (Eq. 2). Averina and co-workers employed DBFM in a tetracyclopropantion to access polyspirocycles (J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 8163-8170 ) (Eq. 3).
Khlebnikov and co-workers have exploited the carbene-like reactivity of dibromofluoromethane (DBFM) to access aziridines (Russ. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 43, 286-296 ) (Russ. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 46, 976-986 ) (Eq. 4). These aziradines have been shown to be useful for accessing azomethine ylides which undergo [3+2] dipolar cycloadditions with dipolarophiles to construct pyrroles (Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 8337-8340 ) (Eq. 5).
Hammond and co-workers has shown that dibromofluoromethane (DBFM) is a good electrophile for alkylation by lithiated acetylides such as TIPS acetylene (J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 4217-4221 ) (Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 2437-2439 ) (Eq. 6).
Dibromofluoromethane (DBFM) has also been used in reactions with phosphorous. Poulter and co-workers exploited the reactivity of triethyl phosphite in an Arbuzov reaction with DBFM to make the corresponding phosphonate (J. Fluorine Chem. 1977, 10, 329-332 ) (Phosphorus, Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem. 1993, 75, 139-142 ) (J. Org. Chem.1986, 51, 4768-4779 ) (Eq. 7). DBFM has also been employed in the synthesis of phosphinate hapetens to neutralize organophosphorus chemical weapons (Chem. Eur. J. 2000, 6, 1050-1063 ).
