Trifluoromethylation of Allylsilanes under Copper Catalysis

Branched allylic CF3 products are accessible by copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation of allylsilanes with the Togni reagent I. The silyl group is critical to control the outcome of this reaction because in its absence, a product of addition between the alkene and the Togni reagent is formed preferentially. The reaction is inhibited with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) and is likely to operate via multiple reaction pathways. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by 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.