A novel tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP)-promoted oxidative C=C double-bond cleavage of enamines is described. Heating a solution of an electron-deficient enamine in chlorobenzene at 80 °C in the presence of TBHP for two hours led to cleavage of the C=C bond. This study offers a new strategy to carry out C=O double-bond formation by the use of TBHP.
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