A. Hedhli et al., ACYLATION OF F-ALKYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONES - SYNTHESIS OF FLUORINATED ENOLS ESTERS, Bulletin de la Societe chimique de France, 130(5), 1993, pp. 664-667
The acylation of F-alkyl fluoromethyl ketones iii basic media leads to
the corresponding O-acylated enols only. The best yields are obtained
when pyridine is used as a basic agent. This result is probably due t
o the stabilization of the enolic form and the enolate ion (the attrac
tive effect of the perfluoroalkyl chain), and the destabilization of t
he monofluoriiiated mesomeric carbanion (the repulsive interaction bet
ween the electronic doublets of the fluorine atom and the carbanion).