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A New and Efficient Method for the Trifluoromethylation of Carbonyl Compounds with Trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane in DMSO

Katsuyuki Iwanami, Takeshi Oriyama*

*Faculty of Science, Ibaraki University, 2-1-1 Bunkyo, Mito 310-8512, Japan, Email: tormx.ibaraki.ac.jp

K. Iwanami, T. Oriyama, Synlett, 2006, 112-114.

DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-922767


Abstract

In the presence of molecular sieves in DMSO, trifluoromethylation of various aldehydes and ketones with trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane proceeded very smoothly to give the corresponding trifluoromethylated adduct in good to quantitative yields without a base catalyst.

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Key Words

trifluoromethylation, trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane, carbonyl compounds, alcohols, DMSO


ID: J60-Y2006-4220