Abstract: One-pot cyclizations of fluorinated 1,3-bis(silyloxy)-1,3-butadienes and 3-alkoxy- and 3-silyloxy-2-en-1-ones provide a convenient access to various fluoro-, trifluoromethyl- and perfluoroalkyl-substituted arenes and hetarenes.

Review: Synlett 2009, 2205-2216.

Period of investigation: 2005 – 2013

Keywords: organofluorine compounds; silyl enol ethers; cyclizations; arenes