Reaction of benzene and benzene with Trimethylsilyl Enol Ethers. A New General Method for α-Sulfonyloxylation of Carbonyl Compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00266a020

Reaction of benzene (1) with trimethylsilyl enol ethers of aromatic ketones 4a-d, alicyclic ketone 7, aliphatic ketone 10, and esters 13a-c in dichloromethane at room temperature gives good yields of α-(tosyloxy)carbonyl compounds 5