Synthesis of trifluoromethyl substituted heterocyclic compounds with β-trifluoromethylated acrylates

Trifluoromethyl heterocyclic compounds have high lipophilicity, metabolic stability and binding selectivity, so it is very important to develop their synthetic methods. This review provides an overview of synthesis of trifluoromethyl substituted heterocyclic compounds from β-trifluoromethylated acrylates over the period from 2018 to the present.