Electrochemical Oxidation with Lewis-Acid Catalysis Leads to Trifluoromethylative Difunctionalization of Alkenes Using CF3SO2Na.

The directly external oxidant-free oxytrifluoromethylation and aminotrifluoromethylation of alkenes have been developed through the constant current electrolysis synergizing with a Lewis-acid catalysis protocol. By using sodium trifluoromethanesulfinate as the trifluoromethyl source, the method enabled difunctionalization of C-C double bonds of a wide range of styrene derivatives.