title: Synthesis of ketones by palladium-catalysed desulfitative reaction of arylsulfinic acids with nitriles.
abstract: Palladium-catalysed desulfitative addition of arylsulfinic acids to aryl and alkyl nitriles with 2,2'-bipyridine as a ligand afforded a variety of aryl ketones via hydrolysis of ketimine intermediates.
authors.affiliation: Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, and Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Guan-Wu
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007097:Imines / Q000737:chemistry; D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008024:Ligands; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013441:Sulfinic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007097:Imines; D007659:Ketones; D008024:Ligands; D009570:Nitriles; D013441:Sulfinic Acids; C542835:ketimine; D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl; D010165:Palladium