DOI: 10.1039/d6ob01122e ISSN: 1477-0520
Photoexcited nitroarenes for the oxidative cleavage of tertiary amines to carbonyl compounds
Lujiao Huang, Beilei Wang, Zhanghao Guo, Xiaotong Su, Lei Xie, Lingang Wu, Dezhi YangThis work reports a metal-free and photoexcited nitroarene-mediated oxidative cleavage of benzylic C–N bonds in tertiary amines, providing a mild and sustainable route to aromatic carbonyl compounds under visible light irradiation.