Abstract
A series of geminal β,β-ditosyloxy ketones were synthesized in moderate to good yields
through hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodobenzene-mediated ditosyloxylation of readily accessible
α,β-unsaturated ketones in a polar aprotic solvent. A mechanism has been proposed
for the synthesis of the geminal β,β-ditosyloxy ketones, and entails an oxidative
rearrangement involving a 1,2-aryl migration.
Key words
aryl migration - ditosyloxylation - ditosyloxy ketones - hypervalent iodine - rearrangement