“…18 Unfortunately, in general, the processes to synthesize trihalomethyl substituted β-enamino ketones suffers from limitations, such as long reaction times, multi-step reactions and tedious work-up. 19,20 Thus, because of the applicability of β-enamino trihalomethyl ketones as a promising building blocks for the synthesis heterocycles, 21,22 a simple, general and high yielding onepot approach for the synthesis of this enaminones is highly desirable. In particular, it has been shown that syntheses which are carried out in solvent-free conditions are often rapid, regio-or chemoselective, occur in high yields and have environmental and economic advantages.…”