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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Winter M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7335660 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
European journal of organic chemistry 20200306 25
A new family of CF<sub>3</sub>-containing <i>para</i>-quinone methides (CF<sub>3</sub>-QMs) was systematically investigated for its suitability in organic synthesis. Addition of different nucleophiles gives access to target molecules with a benzylic CF<sub>3</sub>-containing stereogenic center straightforwardly. The electrophilicity parameter <i>E</i> of the prototypical CF<sub>3</sub>-QM 2,6-di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylidene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one was determined to be -11.68 a ...[more]