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. 2008 Apr 29;4:13. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.4.13

Table 8.

Reaction of 2-, 3- and 4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyllithiums and electrophiles.

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B(OH)2 89% 72% 84%
OH 88%
Br 71%
I 81% 74% 86%
CH3 52% 77% 73%
CH2CH2OH <5% 78% 70%
CHO 93% 90% 95%
COCOOC2H5 87% 63% 61%
COCH2COOC2H5 52% 32% 26%
COOH 80% 85% 95%
CN 49% 21%