“…Among the important structures that are found in many bioactive compounds [1,2], and applications in organic synthesis are 1,2-diketones [3]. 1,2-Diketones are utilized as intermediates in the synthesis of chiral ligands, pharmaceuticals, and biologically active compounds [4][5][6], photoinitiators [7][8][9][10], precursors of porphyrins [11][12][13], preparation of variety of heterocycles [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21], and natural products [22,23].…”