room temperature, with potassium acetoneenolate to give good yields of 1-aryl-2-propanones via spontaneous SRN1 dark reactions, α-Phenylation of pinacolone and acetophenone enolates by 1a likewise occurs in excellent yields. In agreement with the involvement of an electron-transfer catalyzed chain process, the reaction of the 4-bromo derivative 1n with pinacolone enolate gives mainly the bis-substitution
Potassium 2,4-pentanedionate reacts with diazosulfides (E)-1 and (Z)-2 in DMSO to give 3-aryl-2,4-pentanediones 3 via an S(RN)1 process. Advantages and drawbacks of such new access to 3 are reported together with relevant mechanistic implications.
DELL, ERBA CARLO;NOVI, MARINO;PETRILLO, GIOVANNI;TOVARNI, CINZIA;BELANDI,+, TETRAHEDRON, 47,(1991) N, C. 333-342