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.
activation of C–H bonds is very important for the construction of a variety of biologically active molecules. Supported alloy nanoparticles are of great interest in various catalytic applications due to the synergistic effects between different metals. Here, well-dispersed CuPd alloy nanoparticles supported on reduced grapheneoxide (rGO) were synthesized and found to be highlyefficient and recyclable