Silver acetate promotes the acetoxylation of alkyl halides under neutral reaction
conditions. The reaction is applicable to primary and activated secondary alkyl halides,
and 2,2-dibromoacetophenones for preparing the corresponding acetates in good yields.
The presence of ester, amide, nitrile, hydroxy, and OTBDMS functions on the substrate
is tolerated.
Key words
alkyl halides - substitution - acetoxylation - silver acetate - isomerization