Chemistry Letters

Palladium-catalyzed reaction of acyliron complexes with aryl halides. A convenient synthesis of aromatic ketones.

T Koga, S Makinouchi, N Okukado

Index: Koga, Teruyoshi; Makinouchi, Shinako; Okukado, Nobuhisa Chemistry Letters, 1988 , p. 1141 - 1144

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Abstract

Acyliron complexes, easily prepared from disodium tetracarbonylferrate and alkyl halides, reacted with aryl iodides in the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd (PPh 3) 4 and a cocatalyst, ZnCl 2, to give aromatic ketones in good yields.(R)-2-Methyl-1-phenyl-1- octanone was prepared starting from (S)-2-bromooctane in an excellent optical yield.