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A CONVENIENT METHOD FOR THE DIRECT PREPARATION OF KETONES FROM 2-(6-(2-METHOXYETHYL)PYRIDYL) CARBOXYLATES AND ALKYL IODIDES BY USE OF ZINC DUST AND A CATALYTIC AMOUNT OF NICKEL DICHLORIDE
Onaka, Makoto,Matsuoka, Yoshio,Mukaiyama, Teruaki
, p. 531 - 534 (2007/10/02)
Treatment of 2-(6-(2-methoxyethyl)pyridyl) carboxylates with alkyl iodides in the presence of zinc dust and a catalytic amount of NiCl2 in DMF at 50 deg C affords unsymmetrical ketones in good yields by a one-pot procedure.