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Silver (I)-catalyzed reaction of terminal alkynes with (diacetoxyiodo) benzene: a convenient, efficient and clean preparation of α-acetoxy ketones

G Deng, J Luo

Index: Deng, Guisheng; Luo, Jing Tetrahedron, 2013 , vol. 69, # 29 p. 5937 - 5944

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Abstract

Silver (I)-catalyzed reaction of terminal alkynes with (diacetoxyiodo) benzene in wet acetonitrile at room temperature afforded the corresponding α-acetoxy ketones in 55–93% yields. The salient features of this reaction are the effective utilization of PhI (OAc) 2, high