A. H. St. Amant, C. P. Frazier, B. Newmeyer, K. R. Fruehauf and J. Read de Alaniz
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016,14, 5520-5524
DOI:
10.1039/C6OB00073H,
Communication
A one-pot synthesis of anilines and nitrosobenzenes from phenols has been developed using an ipso-oxidative aromatic substitution (iSOAr) process. The products are obtained in good yields under mild and metal-free conditions. The leaving group effect on reactions that proceed through mixed quionone monoketals has also been investigated and a predictive model has been established.