Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Science, 33(13), p. 9507-9514, 2022
DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02871a
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Hexafluoroisobutylation of ketoesters, malonates, diketones, Schiff base esters and malononitrile is reported. The reaction involves an elimination/allylic shift/hydrofluorination cascade process that efficiently overcomes the usual SN2′ mechanism.