title: Copper-mediated C-H trifluoromethylation of quinones.
abstract: Quinones undergo copper-mediated C-H trifluoromethylation reactions using a hypervalent iodine reagent. The reactions have a broad synthetic scope involving naphtho, alkyl, chloro and methoxy quinones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Nadia O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Ilchenko
authors.forename: Pär G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Janson
authors.forename: Kálmán J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Szabó
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011809:Quinones / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006845:Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; D011809:Quinones; D003300:Copper