Abstract
Herein it is shown, for the first time, that enolonium species are powerful electrophiles capable of reacting with aromatic compounds in an intermolecular manner to afford α-arylated ketones. The reaction is compatible with a variety of functional groups, is of wide scope with respect to aromatic compounds and ketone, and even works for polymerization-prone substrates such as substituted pyrroles, thiophenes, and furans. Only 1.6 to 5 equiv of the commodity aromatic substrates is needed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6312-6315 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 23 |
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| State | Published - 1 Dec 2017 |