“…For the oxalate reagents, we chose three available 2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl derivatives for testing: ethyl (2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl) oxalate ( 1c ), methyl (2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl) oxalate ( 1d ), and bis(2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl) oxalate ( 1e ), with 1b as a reference (Figure 3). The effectiveness of the aminolysis increases with a decrease of the p K a value of the alcohol leaving group (the p K a values for ethanol, methanol, and 2,2,2‐trifluoroethanol are 16, 15.5, and 12.5, respectively) 36–38. The reactivity of these reagents, therefore, should increase from 1b to 1e .…”