Hypervalent-iodine-mediated oxidation followed by the acetoxylation/tosylation of α-substituted benzylamines to obtain α-acyloxy/tosyloxy ketones

A metal-free and efficient protocol has been developed for sequential oxidation followed by acetoxylation/tosylation of α-alkylbenzylamines for the synthesis of α-acyloxy/tosyloxy ketones using hypervalent iodine( iii ).