Synthetic Strategies Towards and Around the CF3S(O) Structural Motif

This account reviews synthetic strategies for constructing and transforming CF3S(O) structural moiety developed during the last decades. Existing paths to the synthesis of CF3S(O)-containing organic molecules are demonstrated. Among these are direct trifluoromethanesulfinylation reactions, oxidation of compounds having CF3S function, substitutive trifluoromethylation reactions of sulfinic acid halides and esters, and rearrangement reactions. The reactivity and substituent modification procedures are covered. Also included are sections on the synthetic application of the CF3S(O)-bearing molecules for the design of biologically important molecules and synthesis of other organofluorine compounds.