Palladium-catalyzed amination of 2,3,3-trifluoroallyl esters: synthesis of trifluoromethylenamines via an intramolecular fluorine shift and CF3 group construction

The palladium-catalyzed reaction of 2,3,3-trifluoroallyl esters with amines afforded trifluoromethylenamines, which were formed by the addition of a nitrogen nucleophile at the C-2 position and the fluorine atom shift from the C-2 to C-3 position.