Novel and Convenient Aldolisation of Methyl 3,3,3-Trifluoropyruvate Using Enamines Instead of Ketones

The paper should include references to the recent papers [1-3] that describe analogous reactions of 1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-one and trifluoroacetaldehyde hydrate. [1-3]

The authors apologize for omitting these references.

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