Organocatalyzed regio- and enantioselective allylic trifluoromethylation of Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts using Ruppert-Prakash reagent.

The organocatalyzed regioselective allylic trifluoromethylation of Morita–Baylis–Hillman adducts using Ruppert–Prakash reagent was achieved in high to excellent yields via a successive SN2′/SN2′ mode for the first time. The reaction was extended to the asymmetric allylic trifluoromethylation by the use of a bis-cinchona alkaloid catalyst with high enantioselectivities up to 94% ee.