Vinylalumination of fluoro-carbonyl compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01974-1

Ethyl acrylate and acrylonitrile fail to undergo efficient Baylis- Hillman reaction with fluoral, but provide good yields of products with pentafluorobenzaldehyde. Alternately, unsubstituted and β-substituted [α- (ethoxycarbonyl)vinyl]aluminum react with perfluoroalkyl and -aryl aldehydes and ketones to provide the α-hydroxyalkenylated fluoro-organic compounds in good to excellent yields.