Abstract
The treatment of arylalkenes with [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene in 95% methanol affords the corresponding α-aryl ketones. This oxidative rearrangement is general for acyclic and cyclic arylalkenes and permits regioselective syntheses of isomeric α-phenyl ketone pairs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6159-6163 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 32 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry