Zhou Zhou, Jiang Cheng and Jin-Tao Yu
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015,13, 9751-9754
DOI:
10.1039/C5OB01534K,
Communication
The Bu4NI-catalyzed α-oxyacylation of diarylethanones with acyl peroxides is developed. The reaction is conducted at room temperature without metal catalysts and tolerates a series of functional groups leading to α-oxyacylated diarylethanones in moderate to good yields.