Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.1, 88-89, 2005
Lithium acetate-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of carbonyl compounds with (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane
Trifluoromethylation of various aldehydes and ketones with (trifluoromethyl)trimethylsilane in the presence of a catalytic amount of a Lewis base such as lithium acetate proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding trifluoromethylated adducts in good to high yields.