Dichlorination of α-Diazo-β-dicarbonyls Using (Dichloroiodo)benzene
Keith E. Coffey, Graham K. Murphy*
*Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200
University Ave W., Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada, Email: graham.murphy
uwaterloo.ca
K. E. Coffrey, G. K. Murphy, Synlett, 2015, 26, 1003-1007.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1380304
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Abstract
α-Diazo-β-dicarbonyl compounds were chlorinated using (dichloro)iodobenzene and an activating catalyst. Acyclic diazocarbonyls reacted faster than cyclics, and β-diketones were much faster to react than β-keto esters or β-diesters.
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Key Words
diazo compounds, iodobenzene dichloride, α-chloroketones, α-chlorocarboxylic esters, catalysis, ylides
ID: J60-Y2015
