Iodobenzene dichloride mediated sequential C-Cl bond formation: A safe, convenient and efficient method for the direct α,α-dichlorination of β-dicarbonyl compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-0034-1379973

Various β-keto esters, 1,3-diketones, and β-oxo amides are directly converted into their corresponding α,α-dichloro-β-keto esters, 2,2-dichloro-1,3-diketones, and α,α-dichloro-β-oxo amides, respectively, in moderate to high yields, using iodobenzene dichl