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The invention of radical reactions. Part XXXIV. Homologation of carboxylic acids to α-keto carboxylic acids by Barton-ester based radical chain chemistry
Barton, Derek H. R.,Chern, Ching-Yuh,Jaszberenyi, Joseph Cs.
, p. 1867 - 1886 (2007/10/02)
Carboxylic acids can be transformed into the homologous α-keto acids by Barton-ester based radical chemistry. The method was especially successful when ethyl α-trifluoroacetoxy acrylate was used as a radical trap.