Tetrahedron Letters, cilt.50, sa.13, ss.1501-1503, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
Tri-n-butylphosphine-catalyzed acylation of mixed n-alkyl phenylzincs with aromatic acyl halides in THF is efficient in selective transfer of n-alkyl groups to produce n-alkyl aryl ketones in good yields. This route provides an atom economic organocatalyzed alternative to transition metal-catalyzed acylation of di-n-alkylzincs. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.