Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1661, USA
Abstract:
A catalytic trifluoromethylation of aldehydes using trimethylamine N-oxide and trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane (TMSCF3) is described. Aromatic, aliphatic and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes provided good to excellent yields of the corresponding trifluoromethylated products.