Wu Nan, Jiang Mengfei, Cao Ashley, Huang Lei, Bo Xiumei, Xu Zhou
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China.
J Org Chem. 2023 Dec 15;88(24):17368-17380. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02195. Epub 2023 Nov 29.
A general, rapid, and scalable method for the preparation of α-halogenated ketones using N-alkenoxypyridinium salts as substrates and quaternary ammonium salts as halogen sources was developed, featuring mild reaction conditions, excellent functional group tolerance, short reaction times, and a wide substrate scope.