Palladium-catalyzed C-C bond formation to construct 1,4-diketones under mild conditions
Palladium can do it! A novel palladium-catalyzed reaction between the bulky α-carbon centers of two ketones has led to the construction of 2,3-diaryl-1,4-diketones by employing α-chloroketones as electrophiles and zinc ketone enolates as nucleophiles (see