Iridium-catalyzed reaction of enones with alcohols affording 1,3-diketones.
An iridium-catalyzed coupling reaction of alcohols with enones has been successfully developed providing access to 1,3-diketones with high selectivity in good yields. This reaction provides an atom-economical route to 1,3-diketones from readily available alcohols.
Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan. obora@kansai-u.ac.jp
Yasushi
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Obora
Kazuhiro
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Nakamura
Shintaro
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Hatanaka