One-Step Synthesis of 1,4-Diketones by Nucleophilic Reaction to Tricarbonyl Complexes of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.61.3362

Tricarbonyliron complexes of 3-buten-2-one, 3-penten-2-one, and 4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one reacted with organolithium and Grignard reagents to afford 1,4-diketones in one step, some of the products are amenable to convertion to natural products.