Direct trifluoromethylation of the C-H bond

  • Hui Liu
  • , Zhenhua Gu
  • , Xuefeng Jiang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Trifluoromethylation meets C-H activation: after transition metal-catalyzed trifluoromethylation became more and more popular, trifluoromethylation via C-H activation is now emerging as the latest attraction. Several pioneering examples and their mechanisms are discussed in this review.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)617-626
Number of pages10
JournalAdvanced Synthesis and Catalysis
Volume355
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Mar 2013

Keywords

  • C-H activation
  • catalysis
  • copper
  • palladium
  • trifluoromethylation

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