title: Oxidation of electron-deficient anilines by HOF. A route to nitro-containing compounds for molecular electronic devices
abstract: Nitroaromatic compounds for molecular electronic devices are prepared by the high-yielding oxidation of electron-deficient anilines using HOF generated in a fluorine-acetonitrile-water system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, MS 222, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, USA.
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dirk
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Mickelson
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tour