“…Ethyl ( E )-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-(4-methylphenyl)but-2-enoate , (Table , entries 12−15) was synthesized from 4-(trifluoroacetyl)toluene ( m ). 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 7.19 (s, 4H), 6.58 (q, 1H, J = 1.5 Hz), 4.06 (q, 2H, J = 7.2 Hz), 2.37 (s, 3H), 1.09 (t, 3H, J = 7.2 Hz).…”