Two consecutive catalytic reactions, the oxidation of a primary alcohol by hydrogen transfer and the subsequent intermolecular hydroacylation in the presence of 2-amino-4-methylpyridine (AMP), take place in a generally applicable one-pot synthesis of ketones from primary alcohols and 1-alkenes catalyzed by transition metals [Eq. (a)]; R = aryl, R′ = alkyl.
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