Common bases (alcoholate, dimsyl anion or amide) are able to deprotona
te trifluoromethane to form a trifluoromethyl anion equivalent. In thi
s reaction DMF plays a crucial role of stabilisation. Trifluoromethyl
aryl alcohols, ketones or sulfides can be obtained in good yields with
the new reagent CF3H/Base/DMF. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rig
hts reserved.