Fe-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Activation of C鈥揝i versus Allylic C鈥揙 Bonds: Catalytic Trifluoromethylation of Carbonyl Groups versus Tandem Trifluormethylation鈥揂llylation of Olefins
The nucleophilic ferrate salt Bu4N[Fe(CO)3(NO)] (TBA[Fe]) is able to catalyze the direct trifluoromethylation of aldehydes and ketones using Me3SiCF3 as a trifluoromethylating agent. Interception of the C鈥揝i 蟽-bond activation using allylic acetates allows for a tandem trifluoromethylation鈥揳llylation of electron-deficient olefins. The higher activity of acetate in the C鈥揝i bond activation and the selective Fe-catalyzed activation of the allylic acetate are prerequisites for this unprecedented three-component coupling reaction.