Bistrifluoromethanesulfonimide may be used directly to initiate the catalytic conjugate allylation of α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with allyltrimethylsilane; high yields of either silyl enol ethers of δ, ε-unsaturated ketones and esters may be obtained under mild conditions.
[Beckwith, Athelstan L. J.; Easton, Christopher J.; Lawrence, Tony; Serelis, Algirdas K. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1983 , vol. 36, # 3 p. 545 - 556]
[Beckwith, Athelstan L. J.; Easton, Christopher J.; Lawrence, Tony; Serelis, Algirdas K. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1983 , vol. 36, # 3 p. 545 - 556]