Direct transfer of a trifluoromethylsulfinyl group by a general reagent N-trifluoromethylsulfinylphthalimide under a catalytic or stoichiometric Lewis acid or Lewis base

A method was developed for direct transfer of the trifluoromethylsulfinyl group to a wide range of nucleophiles by a general reagent N -trifluoromethylsulfinylphthalimide, via the activation of a catalytic or stoichiometric Lewis acid or Lewis base.