Herein, the first decarboxylative hydroxylation reaction to synthesize phenols from benzoic acids is reported. The method overcomes the challenges associated with conventional decarboxylation of benzoic acids and can be applied even for the late-stage functionalization.
Baeyer-Villiger reaction starting from unsymmetrical fluoroaryl ketones is discussed. Several unsymmetrical 4-fluorobenzophenones having different substituents in the fluorine-free arylgroup were prepared and converted to esters by treatment with peracetic acid. The electrophilicity of the substituents influenced the molecular structure of the ester formed as a result of a carbon-to-oxygen migration, and hence