Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II) Salphen Catalyzed Alkylation Reactions to Form α-Alkylated Ketones

The zinc insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(II); and cadmium insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(II);-salphen catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones with primary alcohols is reported. Various α-alkylated ketones were obtained in good yields through a borrowing hydrogen strategy by using 1 % of catalysts and a catalytic amount of NaOH insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10 mol%); as the base under air atmosphere. All synthesized compounds were characteized by 1H and 13C NMR.