July 2，2024

Congrats to Yuxiao Wang et al. for the latest publication in J. Am. Chem. Soc. We have developed a mixed Sm-SmI₂ system promoted deoxygenative trifluoromethylation/silylation of amides with TMSCF₃, yielding α-CF₃-α-TMS-amines in high efficiency. In this reaction both CF₃ and TMS group were introduced into the same carbon of products, which is quite different from the previously reported reaction mode of TMSCF₃.