Intramolecular nucleophilic aromatic substitution (Truce–Smiles rearrangement) of the anions 2-benzyl benzanilides leads to triarylmethanes in an operationally simple manner. The reaction succeeds even without electronic activation ring that plays role electrophile SNAr reaction, being accelerated instead by preferred conformation imposed tertiary amide tether. substituent product may be remove...
