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Two at once: Xanthones with different functional groups were obtained with CO (balloon) in the presence of a simple catalytic system that consists of Pd(OAc)2, K2S2O8, and trifluoroacetic acid (see scheme). Preliminary mechanism studies reveal that the second CH functionalization might be the rate-determining step.
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