Chemical Communications

Phosphine ligand triggered oxidative decarbonylative homocoupling of aromatic aldehydes: selectively generating biaryls and diarylketones

L Yang, T Zeng, Q Shuai, X Guo, CJ Li

Index: Yang, Luo; Zeng, Tieqiang; Shuai, Qi; Guo, Xiangyu; Li, Chao-Jun Chemical Communications, 2011 , vol. 47, # 7 p. 2161 - 2163

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Abstract

On the other hand, arylketones are also important building blocks in both natural products and functional materials. 5 The classical routes to the synthesis of arylketones rely on the oxidation of the corresponding secondary alcohols, 6 Friedel–Crafts acylation of aromatic compounds 7 and transition-metal-catalyzed arylation of acyl chlorides, 8 nitriles 9 or aldehydes. 10 More direct synthesis of diarylketones from readily available compounds will be highly desired. ...