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Electrochemical Defluorinative Alkylation of Alkenes with Trifluoromethyl Arenes

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This research aims to enhance electrochemical defluorinative alkylation of alkenes using trifluoromethyl arenes.
Utilized electrochemical methods with zinc-cation promotion
Investigated functional group tolerance including pyridine, silyl, aniline, and cyclopropanes
Measured isolated yields of the reaction
Achieved an isolated yield of 90% in the electrochemical reaction
Demonstrated compatibility with diverse functional groups
Enhanced the potential of electrochemistry in defluorinative alkylation

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Electrochemical alkylation of alkenes with trifluoromethyl arenes shows high yields, indicating diverse functional group tolerance.

Cheng et al. (2025) studied this question.

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