that selectively iodinates electron-rich aromatics. In contrast to other common electrophilic iodinating reagents, its mild nature allows it to be used for the selective synthesis of α-iodinated carbonyl compounds fromallylicalcohols through a 1,3-hydrogen shift / iodination process catalyzed by iridium(III) complexes.
An efficient method for the synthesis of α‐iodoketones fromallylicalcohols and elemental iodine is reported. We show in this paper that the isomerization of allylicalcohols catalyzed by iridium(III) complexes can be combined with an aerobic oxidative iodination protocol, resulting in a straightforward method for the synthesis of a wide range of α‐iodoketones as single constitutional isomers and
A facile and efficient preparative method of methyl 2-arylpropanoates by treatment of propiophenones and their derivatives with iodine or iodine chlorides