Late last night, not completely sober, I was pondering the possibility of forming the pseudonitrosite of plain styrene, decomposing it and reducing the resulting nitrostyrene to phenyl acetaldehyde and oxidising the latter to phenylacetic acid. This morning I miraculously remembered my musings of the night before. I tried, but couldn't find anything using TFSE, so it's probably a stupid idea. Before I look any further I'd like to know if it really is and, if so, why.
Anybody?
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