Metal-free visible-light-mediated aerobic nitrooxylation for the synthesis of nitrate esters with t-BuONO

Chem. Commun., 2024, 60,9801-9804 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03272A, Communication Yufen Lv, Jindong Hao, Jian Huang, Lianhui Song, Huilan Yue, Wei Wei, Dong Yi A metal-free and sustainable visible-light-mediated method for the preparation of nitrate esters has been developed through the aerobic nitrooxylation reaction of α-diazoesters and cyclic ethers with t-BuONO in the presence of dioxygen.