Palladium-catalyzed ortho-acylation of N-Nitrosoanilines with α-oxocarboxylic acids: A convenient method to synthesize N-Nitroso ketones and indazoles

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.04.096

An efficient and mild protocol for regioselective synthesis of N-Nitroso aryl ketones by palladium-catalyzed direct acylation of arenes using N-Nitroso as directing groups is described. This reaction proceeded smoothly and could tolerate a variety of functional groups. Moreover, this chemistry offers a convenient access to a range of indazoles.