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A new facile synthesis of α-dicarbonyl compounds by oxidation of alkynes with Mo (VI) peroxocomplex promoted by mercuric acetate

FP Ballistreri, S Failla, GA Tomaselli, R Curci

Index: Ballistreri, Francesco P.; Failla, Salvatore; Tomaselli, Gaetano A.; Curci, Ruggero Tetrahedron Letters, 1986 , vol. 27, # 42 p. 5139 - 5142

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Citation Number: 26

Abstract

Abstract Mercuric acetate promoted oxidation of diaryl-, dialkyl-, and aralkyl alkynes with (HMPA) MoO (O 2) 2 in 1, 2-dichloroethane affords the corresponding α-diketones in good yields. Likewise, terminal alkynes can be converted into α-ketoaldehydes in excellent yields by using the same oxidizing system.