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Microwave-assisted synthesis of α-hydroxy ketone and α-diketone and pyrazine derivatives from α-halo and α, α′-dibromo ketone

T Utsukihara, H Nakamura, M Watanabe, CA Horiuchi

Index: Utsukihara, Takamitsu; Nakamura, Hiroaki; Watanabe, Masashige; Akira Horiuchi Tetrahedron Letters, 2006 , vol. 47, # 52 p. 9359 - 9364

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Abstract

A novel reaction of α-halo ketone (α-bromo and α-chloro ketone) with irradiation under microwave gave the corresponding α-hydroxyketone and pyrazine derivative in good yields. In the case of α, α′-dibromo ketone, α-diketone was obtained. This reaction affords a new, clean and convenient synthetic method for α-hydroxyketone, α-diketone, α-chloro ketone and pyrazine derivative.