EDA Complex Initiated C–H Difluoroalkylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with Fluoroalkyl Bromides

An efficient visible-light-induced EDA strategy has been developed for constructing 3-difluoroalkylated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones through the C–H difluoroalkylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with fluoroalkyl bromides. This transformation could provide a series of 3-difluoroalkylated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones in moderate to good yields under mild and metal-free conditions. Mechanistic studies revealed that the formation of the EDA complex between fluoroalkyl bromide and TMEDA was essential to initiate this transformation.