Iron-Promoted C–C Bond Cleavage of 1, 3-Diketones: A Route to 1, 2-Diketones under Mild Reaction Conditions

…, K Cheng, B Yao, Y Xie, Y Zhang

Index: Yao, Bangben; Li, Yong; Liang, Zunjun; Zhang, Yuhong Organic Letters, 2011 , vol. 13, # 4 p. 640 - 643

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Abstract

A conceptual method for the preparation of 1, 2-diketones is reported. The selective C–C bond cleavage of 1, 3-diketones affords the 1, 2-diketones in high yields under mild reaction conditions in air by the use of FeCl3 as the catalyst and tert-butyl nitrite (TBN) as the oxidant

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