Jp. Bouillon et al., TRIFLUOROMETHYLATED PYRIMIDINES STARTING FROM BETA-TRIFLUOROACETYL-LACTAMS, BETA-TRIFLUOROACETYL-LACTONE AND BETA-TRIFLUOROACETYL-CYCLANONE, Heterocycles, 37(2), 1994, pp. 915-932
A synthesis of trifluoromethylated pyrimidines from beta-trifluoroacet
yl-lactams and -benzolactams is accomplished by reaction with benzamid
ine as bis-nucleophile. This condensation is also extended to cyclic t
rifluoromethylated 1,3-diketones and 3-aroyl-2-pyrrolidinones.