CATALYTIC CARBONYLATION OF DIARYLIODONIUM SALTS PROMOTED BY PALLADIUM-ZINC SYSTEM. A NEW SYNTHESIS OF DIARYL KETONES AND DIARYL-α-DIKETONES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1983.1201

Diaryliodonium salts react with carbon monoxide, in the presence of zinc and a catalytic amount of palladium acetate, to give a mixture of the corresponding diaryl ketones and diaryl-α-diketones under mild conditions.