The Bu4NI-catalyzed reaction of ketones with benzylic alcohols was achieved, leading to alfa-acyloxycarbonyl compounds in moderate to good yields. This metal-free procedure featured the employment of facilely and commercially available starting materials and TBHP as a clean oxidant with high atom economy.
S. Guo, J. Yu, Q. Dai, H. Yang and J. Cheng, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 6240 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC01652A
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