Retraction: Visible-light-induced oxidative difunctionalization of styrenes: synthesis of α-trifluoromethylthio-substituted ketones (Chemical Communications (2018) 54 (1976-1979) DOI: 10.1039/c7cc09953c)

Abstract

We the named authors hereby wholly retract this Chemical Communications article due to the fact that the paper has fundamental errors in the identification of the synthetic products from the experimental data. In the article the product of the reaction were identified as a-trifluoromethylthio-substituted ketones however subsequent analysis by independent experts and the authors indicates that the products were trifluoromethyl-substituted instead. The authors sincerely apologise for this inadvertent mistake on their part. Given the significance of the errors to the conclusions presented in this paper, it is necessary to retract it to maintain the validity of the scientific record. © 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry.