Reinventing Hydroacylation: A Redox-Neutral Synthesis of Ketones by Coupling of Alkenes and Amides

30 October 2018, Version 1
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Abstract

Herein, we present a new concept for the hydroacylation of alkenes employing amides in a metal-free regime, proceeding by an entirely new mechanism and offering orthogonal reactivity to the conventional, metal-catalysed alternatives.

Keywords

alkenes
hydroacylation
amides
metal-free
redox-neutral

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