The highly electrophilic ketones 2-(trifluoroacetyl)-1,3-diazoles
easily undergo a decarboxylative aldol-type reaction with activated
acetic acids to afford heterocyclic trifluoromethyl-substituted
alcohols bearing various functionalities.
heterocycles - 1,3-diazoles - aldol reactions - trifluoromethyl compounds - alcohols