In this paper, we have disclosed the SmI₂-mediated carbonyl-imide reductive cross coupling between N-2-bromoethylphthalimide and different aldehydes and ketones in the presence of anhydrous catalytic NiI₂. This methodology provided an effective tool to prepare α-aryl-α′-hydroxy ketones under mild conditions which can be applied to various functionalized, aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes and ketones.

中文翻译：

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N -2-溴乙基邻苯二甲酰亚胺与羰基化合物的SmI2促进的交叉偶联反应：α-芳基-α'-羟基酮的合成

在本文中，我们公开了在无水催化NiI ₂存在下，N -2-溴乙基邻苯二甲酰亚胺与不同醛和酮之间SmI ₂介导的羰基酰亚胺酰亚胺的还原交叉偶联。该方法学为在温和条件下制备α-芳基-α'-羟基酮提供了有效的工具，该方法可应用于各种功能化的脂族和芳族醛和酮。