Iodosobenzene is used as an oxidizing and acetoxylating agent in organic synthesis. It is actively involved in the preparation of (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-al(neral) from (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol (nerol) in presence of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl (TEMPO). It is a useful reagent for the synthesis of a wide variety of heterocyclic compounds. It is also used in the Pd-catalyzed 2-arylation of indoles.
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Applications
Iodosobenzene is used as an oxidizing and acetoxylating agent in organic synthesis. It is actively involved in the preparation of (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-al(neral) from (Z)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol (nerol) in presence of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl (TEMPO). It is a useful reagent for the synthesis of a wide variety of heterocyclic compounds. It is also used in the Pd-catalyzed 2-arylation of indoles.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Light sensitive. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Versatile oxidizing and acetoxylating agent.
- For a review of the ɑ-functionalization of carbonyl compounds by hypervalent iodine reagents, see: Contemp. Org. Synth., 2, 121 (1995).
- Hydrazine hydrate is oxidized to the useful cis-reducing agent diimide: Synth. Commun., 17, 703 (1987).
- Converts primary aliphatic amides to amines, by Hofmann degradation: J. Org. Chem., 44, 1746 (1979); Synthesis, 266 (1981); 31 (1983). For use in the synthesis of ß-alanine derivatives, see: J. Org. Chem., 62, 6918 (1997); for reaction scheme, see N(ɑ)-Benzyl oxycarbonyl-L-asparagine, L08592.
- In the presence of triethyl orthoformate, aryl ethyl ketones undergo a rearrangement to ɑ-methyl arylacetates: Synthesis, 231 (1984):
- Similarly, in the presence of an orthoformate and sulfuric acid, flavanones undergo a 1,2-aryl shift to give 2-aryl-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-3-carboxylates: Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 68, 1168 (1995). However, iodosobenzene diacetate alone oxidizes flavanones to flavones: J. Chem. Res. (Synop.), 213 (1995). For a review of the use of the reagent in heterocyclic synthesis, see: Synlett, 221 (1994).
- Useful reagent for mild, rapid cleavage of 1,3-dithianes to the parent carbonyl compounds: Syn. Commun., 30, 4081 (2000).
- In combination with iodine, forms the acyl hypoiodite, which adds to alkenes: Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 41, 1476 (1968), iodinates alkylbenzenes: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 90, 6187 (1968), and effects the decarboxylative iodination of aromatic carboxylic acids: Synth. Commun., 18, 1327 (1988).
- See cis,cis-1,5-Cyclooctadiene, B21196, for an intramolecular cyclization reaction.
- For use in the Pd(II)-catalyzed functionalization of sp2 and sp3 C-H bonds, see: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126, 2300 (2004).