51. The Alpha-Arylation of Alpha-Bromo- and Alpha-Chloroenones Using Palladium-Catalysed Cross-Coupling
 
Tetrahedron Letters 2006, 47, 2863-2866
Banks, J. C.; Van Mele, D.; Frost, C. G.
The palladium-catalysed cross-coupling reaction of various arylboronic acids with alpha-bromoenones and alpha-chloroenoties offers an operationally simple approach to the synthesis of both cyclic and acyclic alpha-arylenones.