supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21172206,20972147,and J1030412);the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB833300);the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT1189)
β-Keto acids are unstable to heat,acids,and bases,and have rarely been employed as carbon nucleophiles for the formation of carbon-carbon bonds.In this context,an efficient decarboxylative alkylation reaction of β-k...