The trifluoromethyl group in 2-(trifluor0methy) aniline (11, its para isomer, and heteroaromatic analogs exhibits unusual reactivity under basic conditions that cause ionization of the amino The CF3 group in such substrates is easily hydrolyzed to a carboxylate group in the presence of hydroxide base and transformed into a carbonitrile function in an amide ion mediated reaction. lS2 Recently, the anionically activated CF3 ...