Wiley-VCH Verlag, ChemInform, 19(35), 2004
Elsevier, Tetrahedron Letters, 6(45), p. 1133-1136
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.12.018
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A method for the selective α-monoallylation of phenyl ketones and benzocycloalkanones with allyl alcohol under microwave irradation is described. The corresponding α-allyl ketones are obtained in moderate to good yields with only minor quantities of diallylation by-products.