β-Trifluoromethylated enones as trifluoromethylated synthons in asymmetric catalysis
Xiufang Cheng, Wenjin Niu, Huamin Wang, Ying‐Wu Lin
Abstract
This minireview describes the applications of β-trifluoromethylated enones in diverse asymmetric catalytic transformations since 2008, and incorporates the mechanistic aspects, involving the key mechanistic intermediates and the reaction pathways.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistrySynthonCombinatorial chemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryFluorine in Organic ChemistryAsymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisChemical Synthesis and Analysis