Chemistry Letters · 1982 · 59 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCatalyst PreparationOrganic SynthesisArylation ReactionsPalladium Catalysts
Abstract The reaction of acetonyltributyltin, prepared from tributyltin methoxide and isopropenyl acetate in situ, with aryl bromide in the presence of a catalytic amount of PdCl2(o-Tolyl3P)2 was found to give arylacetones in good yields.
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