Koser's Reagent
Hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodobenzene (HTIB)

HTIB is a commercially available reagent for the phenyliodination and oxytosylation of a range of organic substrates. For examples, ketones give α-tosyloxyketones, whereas alkenes form 1,2-ditosyloxyalkanes via syn addition.

A recently reported method enables a convenient access to Koser's Reagent and derivatives:

E. A. Merritt, V. M. T. Carneiro, L. F. Silva Jr., B. Olofsson, J. Org. Chem., 2010, 75, 7416-7419.54.

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Recent Literature

Various α-tosyloxyketones were efficiently prepared in high yields from the reaction of ketones with m-chloroperbenzoic acid and p-toluenesulfonic acid in the presence of a catalytic amount of iodobenzene.
Y. Yamamoto, H. Togo, Synlett, 2006, 798-800.

Various ketones could be reacted into α-tosyloxy ketones in the presence of MCPBA, PTSA•H₂O, catalytic amounts of iodine and tert-butylbenzene in a mixture of acetonitrile and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol. In the reaction, 4-tert-butyl-1-iodobenzene is formed at first and then converted into the α-tosyloxylation reagent 4-tert-butyl-1-[(hydroxy)(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene by the reaction with MCPBA and PTSA•H₂O.
A. Tanaka, K. Moriyama, H. Togo, Synlett, 2011, 1853-1854.

Enol esters were rapidly converted in high yields to their corresponding α-tosyloxy ketones in the presence of [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene (HTIB). Aromatic, aliphatic, and cyclic enol esters were found to be suitable substrates for the reaction.
B. Basdevant, C. Y. Legault, J. Org. Chem., 2015, 80, 6897-6902.

HTIB mediates an oxidative transposition of vinyl halides to provide α-halo ketones as useful and polyvalent synthetic precursors. Insights into the mechanism and an enantioselective transformation are reported too.
A. Jobin-Des Lauriers, C. Y. Legault, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 108-111.

Dehydrosulfurization using a hypervalent iodine(III) reagent enables a simple and efficient preparation of symmetrical and unsymmetrical carbodiimides from the corresponding thioureas. The oxidation afforded carbodiimides in excellent yields and high selectivity. A possible mechanism for the transformation is proposed.
C. Zhu, D. Xu, Y. Wei, Synthesis, 2011, 711-714.

Poly{[4-(hydroxy)(tosyloxy)iodo]styrene} was efficient in the halotosyloxylation reaction of alkynes with iodine or NBS or NCS. The polymer reagent could be regenerated and reused.
J.-M. Chen, X. Huang, Synthesis, 2004, 1557-1558.

The use of Koser's reagent enables an efficient synthesis of 3-tosyloxy-4-hydroxycoumarins under mild conditions. The reaction tolerates various functional groups.
B. Xu, Y. Gao, J. Han, Z. Xing, S. Zhao, Z. Zhang, R. Ren, L. Wang, J. Org. Chem., 2019, 84, 10136-10144.