A general method for the preparation of alpha-hydroxyacetophenones is presented. Functionalized arylmagnesium species are transmetalated to the corresponding arylzinc intermediates, which undergo Cu(I)-catalyzed reaction with acetoxyacetyl chloride. Acidic hydrolysis of the acetate group releases the target alpha-hydroxyacetophenones with minimal production of undesired polymeric degradates that are often observed under alternative conditions.
A general method for the preparation of alpha-hydroxyacetophenones is presented. Functionalized arylmagnesium species are transmetalated to the corresponding arylzinc intermediates, which undergo Cu(I)-catalyzed reaction with acetoxyacetyl chloride. Acidic hydrolysis of the acetate group releases the target alpha-hydroxyacetophenones with minimal production of undesired polymeric degradates that are often observed under alternative conditions.
Metal -free PhI(OAc)<sub>2</sub>-oxidized decarboxylation of propiolic acids towards synthesis of α-acetoxy ketones and insights into general decarboxylation with DFT calculations
A metal-free oxidative decarboxylation reaction of propiolic acids mediated by hypervalentiodine(III) reagents is described. This decarboxylative C–O bond-forming reaction used a combination of (diacetoxyiodo)benzene and aromatic, heteroaromatic or aliphatic propiolic acids to give the corresponding α-acetoxy ketones. Preliminary mechanistic studies based on both DFT calculations and high-resolution