ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Organometallic Reagents with Ethyl Trifluoroacetate and Diethyl Oxalate. Formation of Trifluoromethyl Ketones and α-Keto Esters via Stable Tetrahedral Adducts.
Published:12 April 1988
DOI: 10.1002/chin.198815157
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Abstract
Reaction of the organometallic reagents (I) with ethyl trifluoroacetate (II) or diethyl oxalate (IV) gives the trifluoromethyl ketones (III) or the α-keto esters (V).