Copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylationof N,N-dialkylhydrazones

International audienceMild and practical: Trifluoromethylation of (hetero)aromatic aldehyde N,N-dialkylhydrazones was achieved at room temperature by using Togni's trifluoromethylation reagent under CuCl catalysis (see scheme). This simple reaction is believed to occur by a CF3-radical-transfer mechanism and yields useful trifluoromethylated building blocks