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A rare metal-free nucleophilic nitrosoarene catalysis accompanied by highly hydrogen-bond-donor (HBD) solvent,
1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP), organocatalytically converts arylmethyl halides to aromatic carbonyls. This protocol offers
an effective means to access a diverse array of aromatic carbonyls with good chemoselectivity under mild reaction conditions. The
activation of arylmethyl halides by HFIP to generate stable carbocation and autoxidation of in situ generated hydroxylamine to
nitrosoarene in the presence of atmospheric O2 are the keys to success. |
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