Synthesis of 1-(2-polyfluoroacylaminophenyl)-3-polyfluoroalkylpropane-1,3-diones and 2-polyfluoroalkyl-4-quinolones

The condensation of 2-aminoacetophenone with R^FCO₂Et (R^F = CF₃, CF₂H, CF₂CF₂H) in the presence of LiH in THF or Bu^tOK in Bu^tOH affords either 2-polyfluoroalkyl-4-quinolones or 1-(2-polyfluoroacylaminophenyl)-3-polyfluoroalkylpropane-1,3-diones, depending on the ratio of the initial reactants. The latter are hydrolyzed in an acidic medium to produce 2-polyfluoroalkyl-4-quinolones. N-Methyl-2-trifluoromethyl-4-quinolone was synthesized from 2-aminoacetophenone, CF₃CO₂Et, and MeI in the presence of Bu^tOK.