Synthesis of trifluoromethyl ketones by nucleophilic trifluoromethylation of esters under a fluoroform/KHMDS/triglyme system

Yamato Fujihira, Yumeng Liang, Makoto Ono, Kazuki Hirano, Takumi Kagawa and Norio Shibata
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 431–438. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.39

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Synthesis of trifluoromethyl ketones by nucleophilic trifluoromethylation of esters under a fluoroform/KHMDS/triglyme system
Yamato Fujihira, Yumeng Liang, Makoto Ono, Kazuki Hirano, Takumi Kagawa and Norio Shibata
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 431–438. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.39

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Fujihira, Y.; Liang, Y.; Ono, M.; Hirano, K.; Kagawa, T.; Shibata, N. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 431–438. doi:10.3762/bjoc.17.39

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