An operationally simple procedure for the synthesis of ortho-trifluoromethoxylated aniline derivatives via a two-step sequence of O-trifluoromethylation of N-aryl-N-hydroxyacetamide followed by thermally induced intramolecular OCF3-migration is reported.
Feng, P., Ngai, M. Protocol for the Synthesis of Ortho-trifluoromethoxylated Aniline Derivatives. J. Vis. Exp. (107), e53789, doi:10.3791/53789 (2016).