Palladium-catalyzed acetylation of arenes.

ABSTRACT: A simple method for the preparation of aryl methyl ketones is reported. The transformation involves the Pd-catalyzed coupling of an acyl anion equivalent, acetyltrimethylsilane, with aryl bromides to afford the corresponding acetylated arenes in synthetically useful yields. The methodology is tolerant of heterocycles and provides a new method for arene functionalization.

SUBMITTER: Ramgren SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3937967 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature