# 106 Photoredox-Catalyzed Three-Component Difluoroalkylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with Unactivated Vinylarenes and
Photoredox-Catalyzed Three-Component Difluoroalkylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with Unactivated Vinylarenes and [Ph3PCF2H]+Br-
Yuandong Xu,
a Hongzhao Qu,
a Jinwei Yuan,
a,*Na Guo,
b Liangru Yang,
a,* Yanli Yin,
b Lingbo Qu,
c Jian Mao
d
Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry 2023, 12, 11, e202300405.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajoc.202300405

An efficient synthesis of a variety of 3-difluoroalkyl quinoxalin-2(1
H)-ones
via a photoredox-catalyzed three-component reaction between quinoxalin-2(1
H)-ones, vinylarenes, with inexpensive and easily accessible difluoromethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide salt as the difluoromethylated reagent is described. This protocol shows excellent reactivity, providing a wide range of difluoroalkyl-substituted quinoxalin-2(1
H)-ones in moderate to excellent yields under mild conditions. A difluoroalkyl radical intermediate was involved in this three-component transformation.