67267-86-1Relevant articles and documents
ONE-STEP SYNTHESIS OF KETONES FROM CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND GRIGNARD REAGENTS IN THE PRESENCE OF A NICKEL(II)-PHOSPHINE CATALYST.
Fiandanese, V.,Marchese, G.,Ronzini, L.
, p. 3677 - 3680 (1983)
A one-step synthesis of diaryl and alkyl-aryl ketones by the reaction of carboxylic acid with Grignard reagents in the presence of NiCl2(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2) as catalyst is described.In the nickel-catalyzed Grignard reaction the formation of alcohols is nearly completely suppressed.