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Synthesis of 1,2-diketones

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Corey-Seebach Reaction

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Recent Literature

Iodine/base-catalyzed aerobic photooxidation of 1,3-diketones under visible-light irradiation of fluorescent lamp enables a catalytic direct synthesis of 1,2-diketones.
N. Tada, M. Shomura, H. Nakayama, T. Miura, A. Itoh, Synlett, 2010, 1979-1983.

1,3-Diols undergo smooth oxidative cleavage of the C-C bond in the presence of 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) affording 1,2-diketones in excellent yields under mild conditions.
J. S. Yadav, S. K. Biswas, R. Srinivas, Synthesis, 2006, 4237-4241.