Pd-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Polyfluoroarenes with Heteroatom-Substituted Enones

The first example of intermolecular regioselective alpha-arylation of heteroatom-substituted enones with polyfluoroarenes via twofold C-H bond functionalization using a palladium catalyst is reported. This approach provides rapid access to a wide range of alpha-fluoroarylated enones of interest in life science.