Reduction of several α,β-unsaturated ketones with dimethylphenylsilane and 10–100 mol% of CuF(PPh3)3·2EtOH or CuCl/PPh3/Bu4NF proceeds in a 1,4-selective manner to give the corresponding saturated ketones in up to >99% yield.
Facile generation of a reactive palladium(II) enolate intermediate by the decarboxylation of palladium(II) .beta.-ketocarboxylate and its utilization in allylic acylation