Facile Synthesis of 1,3-Diaryl-propanones Through Heck Reaction

Abstract
1,3-diaryl propanones (1a-6a) and 1,3-diaryl-2-carbomethoxy-propanones (1b-6b) have been synthesized through facile palladium catalysed arylation of Baylis- Hillman adducts.