AlCl3 · 6 H2O/KI/CH3CN/H2O System: An Efficient General System for Deoxygenation of Organic N-Oxides in Hydrated Media

Abstract

An efficient general system for deoxygenation of organic N-oxides such as N-aryl nitrones, azoxy benzenes and N-heteroarene N-oxides uses AlCl3 · 6 H2O/KI/CH3CN/H2O system at room temperature in hydrated media. The deoxygenated products were found in good yields.