The unique combination of hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) employed as solvent and hyperbaric conditions (10-15 kbar) allows unprecedented 1,4-addition of poor nucleophiles, such as aromatic amines, onto sluggish (cumbersome) Michael acceptors without any promoter or workup.
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