The FeCl3·6H2O-catalyzed three-component aza-Friedel-Crafts reaction of aromatic/heteroaromatic compounds, aromatic aldehydes and tert-butyl carbamate was reported. The subsequent Friedel-Crafts-type alkylation of the resulting tert-butyl diarylmethyl carbamate with heteroaromatic compounds under "open-flask" at room temperature was also performed. The two-step reaction was especially useful for the synthesis of functionalized nonsymmetrical heteroaryl-substituted triarylmethanes in good yields under an air atmosphere at room temperature.

In this paper, N-Boc and N-Cbz protected α-branched amines are synthesized directly from commercially available aromatic/heteroaromatic compounds, aldehydes, and tert-butyl or benzyl carbamate bearing a variety of substituents. Bismuth(III) triflate is found to be a highly effective catalyst for this one-pot, three-component coupling reaction. In addition, the use of mild reaction conditions, low catalytic loading, easy removal of the N-protective group, and one-step synthesis under "open-flask" are advantages of the present procedure.

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1,1-Disubstituted vinyl triflates are synthesized by direct hydrotriflation of terminal alkynes employing a combination of TfOH and TMSN 3 in DCM at room temperature. Interestingly, under these conditions, only terminal alkynes were selectively converted to the corresponding vinyl triflates, while internal alkynes were not reacted. A broad range of substrates were successfully converted to the corresponding 1,1-disubstituted vinyl triflates in good to excellent yields even those with internal alkyne moieties present in the molecules.

A mild and convenient method for the synthesis of 2,2-dihaloketones and gem-dihalolactols has been developed. For the synthesis of 2,2-dihaloketones, alkynes were employed as substrates to react with halogenating agents, Cl2 or ClBr, which were generated in situ from aqueous HCl and NCS or aqueous HCl and NBS. On the other hand, gem-dihalolactols could be prepared from alkynol substrates using the same reaction conditions. This method could be applied to a broad range of substrates to give the corresponding products in low to good yields.