A convenient method for the direct preparation of ketones from 2-(6-(2-methoxyethyl) pyridyl) carboxylates and alkyl iodides by use of zinc dust and a catalytic amount …
... 2-(6-(2-METHOXYETHYL)PYRIDYL) CARBOXYLATES AND ALKYL IODIDES BY USE OF ZINC DUST AND A CATALYTIC AMOUNT OF NICKEL DICHLORIDE Makoto ONAKA, Yoshio MATSUOKA, and Teruaki MUKAIYAMA Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, ... Chem. Soc. Jpn., 47, 1777 (1974). 6) M. Onaka, T. Goto, and T. Mukaiyama, Chem. Lett., 1979, 1483. 7) Only alkyl iodides were found to react. ...