“…The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. Purification of the residue via column chromatography eluting with 1:19 diethyl ether/petrol 40-60 afforded the title compound 35 as a yellow oil (203 mg, 42%).1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) = 9.58 (br s, 1H, NH), 7.72 (dd, J = 7.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H, H6),7.24 (td, J = 7.6, 1.4 Hz, 1H, H7), 7.18 (td, J = 7.6, 1.3 Hz, 1H, H8), 6.89-6.87 (m, 1H, H1),6.71 (dd, J = 7.9, 1.3 Hz, 1H, H9), 6.62-6.59 (m, 1H, H3), 6.27 (dd, J = 6.1, 2.7 Hz, 1H, H2), 2.10 (s, 3H, H13); 13 C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3) C = 158.0 (q, J = 33.7 Hz), 142.0, 130.3, 127.6, 127.1, 126.5, 125.1, 120.2 (q, J = 278.5 Hz), 119.9, 119.6, 109.5, 108.0, 15.3; NMR (470 MHz, CDCl3) F = -74.1 (s); FTIR (neat)cm -1 = 3412 (br), 1683, 1596, 1484, 1433, 1333, 1220, 1186, 1137, 1113, 1038; HRMS (ESI + ) calculated for C13H12F3N2 = 253.0947, mass found = 253.0956; By-product 44 was isolated as a yellow oil (334 mg, 48 %): 1 H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) = 9.87 (br s, 1H, NH), 7.69 (dd, J = 7.6, 1.6 Hz, 1H, H6), 7.24 (td, J = 7.5, 1.5 Hz, 1H, H7), 7.20 (td, J = 7.5, 1.5 Hz, 1H, H8), 6.71 (dd, J = 7.7, 1.4 Hz, 1H, H9), 6.54 (dd, J = 3.8, 2.8 Hz, 1H, H2/3), 6.26 (t, J = 3.2 Hz, 1H, H2/3), 2.44 (s, 1H, OH), 2.11 (s, 3H, H13), 1.77 (s, 3H. H16); 13 C NMR (126 MHz, CDCl3) C = 157.8 (q, J = 33.9 Hz), 141.6 , 130.5, 129.7, 127.2, 126.7, 126.3, 125.1 (q, J = 284.8 Hz), 124.1, 119.7 (q, J = 278.4 Hz), 119.6, 107.8, 107.7, 72.1 (q, J = 30.6 Hz), 22.5, 14.9; 19 F NMR (470 MHz, CDCl3) F = -74.4 (s), -81.8 (s); FTIR (neat)cm -1 = 3400 (br), 1683, 1504, 1461, 1335, 1221, 1138, 1113, 1055; HRMS (ESI + ) calculated for C16H14F6N2NaO = 387.0903, mass found = 387.0895; Imine 35 (100 mg, 0.40 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (4.0 mL) and N-benzylcinchoninium chloride (17 mg, 0.040 mmol) was added.…”