The field in which intramolecular hydrogen abstraction by nitro group has nowadays found the largest application is actually the use of the o-nitrobenzyl moiety§ as a protecting group removal under exceptionally mild conditions (Scheme 4)
The field in which intramolecular hydrogen abstraction by nitro group has nowadays found the largest application is actually the use of the o-nitrobenzyl moiety§ as a protecting group removal under exceptionally mild conditions (Scheme 4)