IRON CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS OF ACYL CHLORIDES WITH GRIGNARD REAGENTS. A MILD, GENERAL, AND CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF ALIPHATIC AND AROMATIC KETONES.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)81525-2

Acyl chlorides couple with Grignard reagents at room temperature in the presence of catalytic amounts of tris(acetylacetonate)iron(III), Fe(acac)3.The reaction is general with respect to both reactants and provides a very mild and convenient method for the synthesis of aliphatic and aromatic ketones.