Trifluoroacetonyl radicals: a versatile approach to trifluoromethyl ketones
Abstract
Radical addition of S-trifluoroacetonyl O-neopentyl dithiocarbonate 1c across an alkene occurs smoothly in the presence of a small amount of dilauroyl peroxide as initiator to give variously functionlised trifluoromethyl ketones in good yields.