TMetal-nitrosophe syntheses of the title compoundsnolato complexes consist of a metal ion (most commonly copper(II)) flanked by typically two or more 2-nitrosophenolate ligands. The syntheses of them demonstrate a privileged introduction of a nitroso (and a hydroxyl via the Baudisch reaction) group to an aromatic ring. These complexes first appeared in the literature as early as 1939, and a range of applications has subsequently been published. However, optimisations of the preparative sequences were not considered, and as such, the reactions have seldom been utilised in recent years; indeed, there remains confusion in the literature as to how such complexes form.
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Baudisch conditions with hydroxylamine | A range of aromatics including benzene, phenols, catechols, naphthalenes and phenylsulfinic acids [20,42,43][20][42][43]. | ||||
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Baudisch conditions with nitrous acid | Shown to accept benzene. Similar aromatics expected to work, though scope not investigated [20]. | ||||
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Copper-mediated aromatic nitrosation | Phenols with sufficiently electron-rich aromatic ring and at least one non-functionalised carbon atom ortho to the phenol [15,41][15][41]. | ||||
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Association of free 2-nitrosophenols with copper | |||||
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