“…Oxone (2KHSO 5 , KHSO 4 , K 2 SO 4 ), a potassium triple salt containing potassium peroxy monosulfate, is an effective oxidant. A series of salts, such as NaCl, NaBr, NaI, KCl, KBr, KI, NH 4 Cl and NH 4 Br were screened (Table 1, entries [13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. NaBr and KBr were proved to be the most appropriate salt for this reaction, providing 3 a in 97 % and 96 % yield respectively (Table 1, entries 10, 16).…”