A complete reversal of diastereoselectivity was observed for reactions of the trifluoroacetaldehyde ethyl hemiacetal with enamines and imines, derived from propiophenones, that produce 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-aryl-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-butanones. This process serves as the first reliable, metal-free, complementary anti- and syn-selective method to prepare 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-aryl-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-butanones.
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