title: Oxidative cleavage of α-aryl aldehydes using iodosylbenzene.
abstract: We found that α-aryl aldehydes can be cleaved to chain-shortened carbonyl compounds and formaldehyde by various iodosylbenzene complexes. A mechanistic scheme is presented that accounts for the loss of one carbon atom. Formaldehyde is further oxidized to CO and CO(2) under the reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Albertstraße 21, D-79104, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
authors.forename: Nizam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Havare
authors.forename: Dietmar A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Plattner