A transition metal‐free, regioselective C‐5 trifluoromethylation of 2,3‐dihydropyridin‐4(1H)‐ones (cyclic enaminones) with trimethyl(trifluoromethyl)silane (TMSCF3) was developed that proceeds under mild conditions at room temperature. This direct transformation was successful with both electron‐rich and electron‐deficient cyclic enaminones. This method bypasses substrate prefunctionalization and transition metal catalysis, and allows the convenient and direct access to a variety of medicinally important 3‐trifluoromethylpiperidine derivatives. This chemistry also represents a rare example of a direct trifluoromethylation of an internal olefinic C H bond. A radical mechanism is proposed for this reaction.
