“…The reaction of 1‐phenyl‐3‐trimethylsilanylprop‐2‐yn‐1‐ol (201.8 mg, 1.0 mmol), Fe(NO 3 ) 3 ⋅9 H 2 O (20.8 mg, 0.05 mmol), TEMPO (8.1 mg, 0.05 mmol) and NaCl (3.0 mg, 0.05 mmol) in DCE (5 mL) afforded 1‐phenyl‐3‐(trimethylsilyl)propynone40 as an oil; yield: 183.5 mg (92%) (petroleum ether/diethyl ether=20/1); 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =8.14 (d, J =8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.61 (t, J =7.4 Hz, 1 H), 7.48 (t, J =7.7 Hz, 2 H), 0.32 (s, 9 H); 13 C NMR (75.4 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =177.64, 136.48, 134.11, 129.60, 128.54, 100.84, 100.49, −0.73; IR (neat): ν =2153, 1643, 1598, 1579, 1450, 1312, 1243, 1173, 1035, 1016 cm −1 ; MS (EI): m/z =202 (M + , 16.37), 187 (100).…”