A Xanthate Transfer Radical Process for the Introduction of the Trifluoromethyl Group

Frédérique Bertrand, Virginie Pévère, Béatrice Quiclet‐Sire, Samir Z. Zard

Organic Letters · 2001 · 69 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

[reaction: see text]. S-Trifluoromethyl xanthates efficiently add to unactivated alkenes by a radical mechanism to give adducts with a trifluoromethyl group at the least hindered terminus of the olefin.

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