“…[44] The relatively low yields probably reflect some degree of conversion into 1,1,1,w,w,w-hexafluorodiketones, whereas the choice of trifluoroacyl donor seemingly did not affect the yield. Trifluoromethyl ketone formation by reaction of magnesium bromide trifluoroacetate, [45] ethyl trifluoroacetate, [46] or N,N-dimethyl trifluoroacetamide [47] with aromatic Grignard reagents is known. Using the same trifluoroacetylation-decarboxylation method, 1,1,1-trifluoro-4-(4-methylphenyl)butan-2-one (10) was prepared from 3-(4-methylphenyl)propanoic acid (30); however, the yield was moderate (30 %), despite the lack of other reactive functional groups (Scheme 4).…”