Silver‐Catalyzed Hydrotrifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes with CF3SiMe3

A silver bullet: The title reaction results in selective formation of trifluoromethylated alkanes, and is in contrast to the previously reported transition-metal-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of olefins to generate a series of trifluoromethylated allylic compounds. Preliminary mechanistic investigations indicate that the current hydrotrifluoromethylation proceeds through a pathway involving a CF3 radical species. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.