Iodine-catalyzed synthesis of 1,2-diaryldiketones by oxidative cleavage of 1,3-diaryldiketones with DMSO

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201101028

A metal-free, efficient, practical, and convenient process based on an iodine-catalyzed oxidative cleavage reaction has been developed to form 1,2-diaryldiketons in high yields from 1,3-diaryldiketones. The reaction is performed in DMSO and in air, and a mechanism was proposed according to the reaction evidence. Copyright