Abstract
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
V. N. T. and H. K. C. thank the University Grants Commission for financial support under the UGC-SAP program.
Notes
a Reaction conditions: substrate (10 mmol), NaNO2 (10 mmol), KI (20 mmol) in 20 mL acetonitrile–water (1:1), reflux temperature.
b Isolated yields after column chromatography and structures were confirmed by comparison of IR and 1H NMR with authentic materials.