Ruthenium-catalyzed ortho-selective acylation of arylpyridines with acyl chlorides via C–H bond cleavage is described. Aromatic acyl chlorides as well as α,β-unsaturated acyl chlorides were coupled with arylpyridines to give aromatic ketones in the presence of [RuCl2(PPh3)3] as a catalyst and potassium carbonate as a base.
An acylation of arenes with aldehydesthrough dual C–H activations at room temperature is reported. The acylation was initiated by phenanthraquinone-catalyzed hydrogen atom transfer from aldehyde under visible light irradiation. The aldehyde-derived acyl radical merged with palladium-catalyzed activation of arenes to afford the cross coupling products.