Abstract

The power of two metals: A Pd/Cu catalyst system mediates the in situ formation of acyl nucleophiles by decarboxylation of readily accessible and stable salts of α-oxocarboxylic acids and their cross-coupling with aryl or heteroaryl bromides to give ketones. The reaction may be used in the presence of many functional groups and provides good yields. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z705127_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.