A general deoxygenation approach for synthesis of ketones from aromatic carboxylic acids and alkenes
Zhang, Muliang;Xie, Jin;Zhu, Chengjian;
Nature communications2018Vol. 9pp. 1-10
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zhang2018anature
Abstract
Synthesis of aryl ketones can be generally achieved via C–C coupling strategies. Here, the authors show a deoxygenative coupling of carboxylic acids and alkenes enabled by photoredox catalysis and report a wide scope of products, including bioactive and macrocyclic ketones.