1,1,1-Trifluoroacetone
Recent Literature
1,1,1-Trifluoroacetone can be used as a hydride-acceptor in the Oppenauer
oxidation of secondary alcohols in the presence of diethylethoxyaluminum. The
oxidant enables a selective oxidation of secondary alcohols in the presence of
primary alcohols.
R. Mello, J. Martínze-Ferrer, G. Asensio, M. E. González-Núñez, J. Org. Chem., 2007,
72, 9376-9378.
