A general strategy for the hydroalkylation of vinyl ketones using ethers catalyzed by an iron catalyst is described. This catalytic method permits direct transformation of easily accessible and abundant precursors into highly substituted, structurally diverse and functionally concentrated products.
enones from olefins is described. The reaction was performed under visible-light irradiation in the presence of molecular oxygen and a photocatalyst. The reaction proceeded with various types of trisubstituted olefins to give enones in good yields with high regioselectivity. In particular, oxygen- and nitrogen-containing functional groups, heteroaromatic rings, and cyclopropanes were tolerated. Mechanistic
A new transition-metal-free reductive deoxygenative olefination of phosphorus ylides with CO2, an abundant and sustainable C1 chemical feedstock, is described. This catalytic CO2 fixation afforded β-unsubstituted acrylates and vinyl ketones in good yields with broad scope and good functional group tolerance under mild reaction conditions. Cost-effective and easily handled polymethylhydrosiloxane was