Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Acid chlorides react with SmI 2 to give α-diketones. Various experiments show that the initially formed acyl radical is rapidly transformed into an acyl anion which is thus generated by quite an unusual route. ... This species acylates acid chlorides, aldehydes and ketones in situ ...
