Koser reagent can transfer –OTs group for carboxylic anhydrider, and can be used to oxidative rearrangement of arylalkenes to afford the carresponding α-arylketones.
References:
[1] Goff, J,M., Justik, M.W., Koser, G.F. Tetrahedron Letters. 2001, 42, 5597.
[2] Justik, M.W., Koser, G.F. Tetrahedron Letters. 2004 45, 6159. |