A direct approach to α-hydroxy and α-chloro trifluoromethyl derivatives

S-1-Acyloxy-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and S-1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl dithiocarbonates add efficiently to various functionalised olefins to give the corresponding adducts via a radical chain reaction initiated by a small amount of lauroyl peroxide.