to butyl) arylketones have been found to undergo multiple arylation on the alkyl chains accompanied by oxidative unsaturation upon treatment with excess aryl bromides in the presence of a palladium catalyst and a base. In the case of phenyl propyl ketones, for example, the arylation occurs up to five times on the α-and γ-positions as well as the ortho-position of the phenyl ring to give 1-(biphenyl-2-yl)-2