title: Development of a Friedel-Crafts triflation.
abstract: The development of a new variant of the Friedel-Crafts reaction that yields 3-aryl enol triflates is described. The reaction is practical, is atom-economical, and works well with electron-rich arene substrates. [reaction: see text].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA.
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Grundl
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaster
authors.forename: Ellen D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Beaulieu
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trauner
mesh_terms: D000478:Alkylation; D000812:Anhydrides; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008698:Mesylates / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D000812:Anhydrides; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008698:Mesylates; D012997:Solvents