Abstract A number of allylic alcohols bearing a trifluoromethyl group at the α-or γ-position, and α-trifluoromethylated γ-enols and-ynols were prepared by the reaction of trifluoroacetaldehyde with a variety of organometallic compounds. Most of the Reformatsky- or Grignard-type reactions required promotion by ultrasonic irradiation.
