Stereoselective approach for preparation ofα-difluoromethylα-propargylamines has been developed.1,2-Addition of lithium acetylides to diverse chiral difluoromethylated（S）-N-tert-butanesulfinyl ketimines by using Ti（O^iPr）_4 as catalyst and THF as solvent afforded N-tert-butanesulfinamides in good to excellent yields（51-93%） and good diastereoselectivities（dr.85：15 to 93：7）.The N-tert -butanesulfinyl group can be readily cleaved under mild acidic condition（4 mol/L HCl in dioxane） to provide the correspondingα-difiuoromethylα-propargylamine in excellent yields（90-95%）.
Hui ChenWei YuXin Hua GuoWei Dong MengYan Gen Huang
