Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 2000-12-01

Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride-promoted alpha-bromination of ketones with grignard reagent or magnesium bromide.

T Nishiyama, Y Ono, S Kurokawa, S Kimura

Index: Chem. Pharm. Bull. 48(12) , 1999-2002, (2000)

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Abstract

The direct alpha-bromination of various ketones using trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride and Grignard reagent or magnesium bromide in ether gave the corresponding alpha-bromo ketones in moderate to good yields under mild reaction conditions.