Abstract
Aromatic aldehydes were reacted in a one-pot reaction with enolizable ketones, acetonitrile, and acetyl chloride in the presence of Mn(bpdo)2Cl2/MCM-41 under reflux condition or at 80 °C to afford the corresponding β-acetamido ketones in good yields.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
M. M. H. and F. K. B. are thankful to the presidential office for partial financial assistance under Project No. 87066/26.
Notes
a Yields refer to the isolated pure products.
a Yields refer to the isolated pure products.