With optimized conditions in hand, we assessed the scope of the methodology. The functional group tolerance and substrate scope on the amide component of this transformation were investigated first. Different aromatic amides bearing valuable substituents for downstream reactions (such as -CN, -NO2, -COOMe, -Cl and -Br) were tolerated. Functional groups which are unlikely to tolerate organometallic reagents, such as a ketone 3a, an aldehyde 3f or a boronic ester 3i also afforded the desired ketone selectively in moderate to good yields. In addition, the orthogonality of this process in respect to hydroacylation of alkenes/alkynes becomes apparent when examining aliphatic amides 3u-3v, whereby alkene and alkyne moieties entailed in the amide partner behaved as spectators in this process.