Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative C-H Bond Coupling of Steered Acetanilides and Aldehydes: A Facile Access to ortho-Acylacetanilides

A palladium-catalyzed oxidative C-H bond functionalization/ortho-acylation of acetanilides using easily accessible aldehyde as the acyl source is described. In the presence of a Pd(TFA)(2) catalyst and ted-butylhydroperoxide at 90 degrees C in general, an array of ortho-acylacetanilides can be afforded in good yields.