Ultrafast Chemistry: Cobalt Carbonyl-Mediated Synthesis of Diaryl Ketones under Microwave Irradiation

Abstract

By combining the advantages of metal activation, in situ carbon monoxide delivery, and microwave heating, benzophenones were efficiently synthesized in 6-10 s. These ultrafast carbonylation reactions occur under air by flash heating of aryl iodides in the presence of dicobalt octacarbonyl. [reaction: see text]