A Facile Route to Convert Acetylacetone into Other β-Diketones with Acyl Chlorides Promoted by Samarium Triiodide

Yongmin Zhang, Taokai Ying, Pin Lü

Synthetic Communications · 1996 · 15 citations · 10 references

Concepts

Abstract

Abstract Reaction of acetylacetone with acyl chlorides in the presence of SmI3 gave β-diketones RCOCH2COCH3 (I) or RCOCH2COR (II) in good yields under mild and neutral conditions.

References

10