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Abstract
A chemoselective cross-benzoin reaction between aliphatic aldehydes and aromatic acylals as aldehyde equivalents is presented. A triazole-based N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed the reaction between straight-chain aliphatic aldehydes and (2-halophenyl)methylene diacetates (acylals) to afford α-acetoxy-α-(2-halophenyl) ketones in 14–84 % yields. For branched aliphatic aldehydes, the NHC derived from a trimethylthiazolium with less steric bulk in the vicinity of the carbene center functioned well along with the addition of 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP) as a cocatalyst for the gradual generation of aromatic aldehydes from the corresponding acylals.
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