n -Butyltriphenylphosphonium Peroxodisulfate (Bu n PPh 3 ) 2 S 2 O 8 : An Efficient and Inexpensive Reagent for the Cleavage of Carbon–Nitrogen Double Bonds under Non-aqueous and Aprotic Conditions †
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n -Butyltriphenylphosphonium Peroxodisulfate (Bu n PPh 3 ) 2 S 2 O 8 : An Efficient and Inexpensive Reagent for the Cleavage of Carbon–Nitrogen Double Bonds under Non-aqueous and Aprotic Conditions †
An efficient and convenient conversion of oximes, phenylhydrazones, p-nitrophenylhydrazones and semicarbazones to the corresponding carbonyl compounds with n-butyltriphenylphosphonium peroxodisulfate is reported.
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