Synthesis of novel 2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-aryl-ethylidene)cyclohexane-1,3-dione: Scaffolds for reagent-based diversity-oriented synthesis

Herein, we report the first synthesis and characterization of 2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1-aryl-ethylidene)cyclohexane-1,3-dione (4a–4t, upto 80%) via a two-step procedure starting from 1,3-cyclohexanedion...