aCrude reactions analyzed by 1H and 19F NMR with C6F6 as the internal chemical shift reference set at −161.64 ppm in CDCl3. bReagents and conditions for imine 3 (1.0 equiv) with arenes 5b, 5d, 5h, and 5i (2.0 equiv) at rt: (a) AgOTf or Ag2CO3 (Ag+, 1.5 equiv) in CDCl3, no reaction observed; (b) TfOH (30 mol %) in CDCl3; (c) 4 Å molecular sieves (50 wt %) in CDCl3; (d) 4 Å molecular sieves (50 wt %) with (R)-TRIP (10 mol %) in CDCl3 for 24 h, C3/C2 rr of 86:14, (+)-4d er determined by chiral NP-HPLC analysis.