Copper-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of Internal Olefinic CH Bonds: Efficient Routes to Trifluoromethylated Tetrasubstituted Olefins and N-Heterocycles
olefins has been a challenging task in organic synthesis. Efficient CuII‐catalyzed trifluoromethylation of internal olefins, that is, α‐oxoketene dithioacetals, has been achieved by using Cu(OH)2 as a catalyst and TMSCF3 as a trifluoromethylating reagent. The push–pull effect from the polarized olefin substrates facilitates the internal olefinic CHtrifluoromethylation. Cyclic and acyclic dithioalkyl α‐oxoketene