Highly Selective Trifluoromethylation of 1,3-Disubstituted Arenes through Iridium-Catalyzed Arene Borylation

Tianfei Liu, Xinxin Shao, Dr. Yaming Wu and Prof. Dr. Qilong Shen*

Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51, 540–543

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201106673