title: Alkyl, unsaturated, (hetero)aryl, and N-protected alpha-amino ketones by acylation of organometallic reagents.
abstract: Stable and easily accessible N-acylbenzotriazoles, derived from a variety of aliphatic, unsaturated, (hetero)aromatic, and N-protected alpha-amino carboxylic acids, were reacted with Grignard and heteroaryllithium reagents to afford corresponding ketones in good to excellent yields.
authors.affiliation: Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, USA. katritzky@chem.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Katritzky
authors.forename: Khanh N B
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Levan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Khelashvili
authors.forename: Prabhu P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Mohapatra