title: Decarboxylative dearomatization and mono-α-arylation of ketones.
abstract: We report the first example of a palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative dearomatization reaction that occurs via Pd-π-benzyl intermediates. In fact, the Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling reaction of benzyl enol carbonates can lead to either the dearomatized alicyclic ketones or α-monoarylated ketone products depending on the catalyst and ligand employed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Kansas, 2010 Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. tunge@ku.edu.
authors.forename: Shehani N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mendis
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Kansas, 2010 Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. tunge@ku.edu.
authors.forename: Jon A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tunge