Catalytic aerobic oxidative decarboxylation of α-trifluoromethyl-α-hydroxy acids to trifluoromethyl ketones
The oxidative decarboxylation of α-trifluoromethyl-α-hydroxy acids to trifluoromethyl ketones is carried out under mild catalytic aerobic conditions using a cobalt(III) complex in the presence of pivalaldehyde.
Blay, Gonzalo,Fernández, Isabel,Marco-Aleixandre, Alicia,Monje, Belén,Pedro, José R,Ruiz, Rafael