Treatment of fluoroalkylated electron-deficient olefins with various boronic acids in the presence of a catalytic amount of Rh(l) coordinated with (S)-BINAP in toluene/H2O at the reflux temperature for 3 h gave the corresponding conjugate addition products with high enantioselectivity in high yields. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
SCpRh(III)-Catalyzed Asymmetric C–H Trifluoromethylalkylation of <i>N</i>-Methoxybenzamides with <i>β-</i>Trifluoromethyl-α,β-Unsaturated Ketones