“…These results were in contrast to previous report that the C–N cleavage commonly occurred at the less sterically hindered alkyl group, which provides a mechanistic implication of a different C–N bond activation process (vide infra). In addition, N -oxides derived from N , N -dimethyl 4-nitroaniline, 4-cyanoaniline, 1-naphthylamine, 2-naphthylamine, N -methyldiphenylamine, and 1-ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline failed to work under the current reaction conditions. −
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