Novel Synthesis of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones by the Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Ketenes with Aroyl Chlorides or the Decarbonylative Cross-Condensation of Acyl Halides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00391a002

The reaction of alkylphenylketene with aroyl chlorides or the decarbonylative cross-condensation reaction of α-phenylacetyl chlorides with aroyl chlorides in the presence of triethylamine and a catalytic amount of a palladium complex gives α,β-unsaturated