Gold(I)-Catalyzed Iodination of Arenes
David Leboeuf, Jennifer Ciesielski, Alison J. Frontier*
*Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA, Email: frontierchem.rochester.edu
D. Leboeuf, J. Ciesielsk, A. J. Frontier, Synlett, 2014, 25, 399-402.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1340321
Abstract
Gold(I) catalysis enables an efficient iodination of a various electron-rich arenes in the presence of N-Iodosuccinimide (NIS) under mild conditions.
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Key Words
gold, homogeneous catalysis, NIS, iodination, arenes, electrophilic aromatic substitution
ID: J60-Y2014