Pd(II)-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of potassium aryltrifluoroborates with α-oxocarboxylic acids at room temperature

Mingzong Li; Cong Wang; Haibo Ge

doi:10.1021/ol200459v

Pd(II)-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of potassium aryltrifluoroborates with α-oxocarboxylic acids at room temperature

Org Lett. 2011 Apr 15;13(8):2062-4. doi: 10.1021/ol200459v. Epub 2011 Mar 10.

Authors

Mingzong Li¹, Cong Wang, Haibo Ge

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA.

PMID: 21391715
DOI: 10.1021/ol200459v

Abstract

A novel Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of potassium aryltrifluoroborates with α-oxocarboxylic acids is performed at room temperature. This reaction provides an efficient access to aryl ketones under mild conditions.