An efficient carbonylative procedure for the synthesis of 3-arylquinoin-2(1H)-ones has been established. Through a palladium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of benzyl chlorides with anthranils, a variety of 3-arylquinoin-2(1H)-one products were obtained in moderate...
Tetra-N-butylammonium iodide (TBAI) catalyzed carbonylation–benzylation of unactivated benzyl chlorides with potassium aryltrifluoroborates using CO gas has been developed. This reaction is transition-metal free, is carried out under ambient pressure, and provides a wide range of 1,2,3-triarylpropan-1-one derivatives in high yields. The novel method represents a significant improvement over the traditional palladium-catalyzed carbonylation.