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Abstract 2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-phenylsulfonylethyl carbanion generated by the action of LDA in THF–HMPA can be methylated and iodinated, where the tetraethylammonium cation plays an essential role for the stabilization of the carbanion.
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Uneyama et al. (1989) studied this question.
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