CF 3 -Substituted ketimines synthesized from trifluoroacetone, hexafluoroacetone, and trifluoroacetophenones were studied in aza-Henry reactions with nitroalkanes. We found that nitromethane and nitropropane react with CF 3 -substituted ketimines to form the target β-nitroamines in high yield. The aza-Henry reaction proceeded under mild conditions in the
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