Mild Silver‐Mediated Geminal Difluorination of Styrenes Using an Air‐ and Moisture‐Stable Fluoroiodane Reagent

An air‐ and moisture‐stable fluoroiodane in the presence of AgBF₄ is suitable for selective geminal difluorination of styrenes under mild reaction conditions. One of the C? F bonds is formed by transfer of electrophilic fluorine from the hypervalent iodine reagent, while the other one arises from the tetrafluoroborate counterion of silver. Deuterium‐isotope‐labelling experiments and rearrangement of methyl styrene substrates suggest that the reaction proceeds through a phenonium ion intermediate.     

Catalytic Intramolecular Aminofluorination,Oxyfluorination, and Carbofluorination with a Stable and Versatile Hypervalent Fluoroiodine Reagent

Application of a fluoroiodine analogue of the Togni reagent was studied in fluorocyclization reactions. In the presence of a transition‐metal catalyst the applied fluoroiodine reagent can be used for aminofluorination, oxyfluorination, and carbofluorination reactions. The described procedure has a very broad synthetic scope for preparation of functionalized hetero‐ and isocyclic compounds having a tertiary fluorine substituent.     

Direct Trifluoromethylation of Alcohols Using a Hypervalent Iodosulfoximine Reagent

The direct trifluoromethylation of a variety of aliphatic alcohols using a hypervalent iodosulfoximine reagent afforded the corresponding ethers in moderate to good yields (14–72 %). Primary, secondary, and even tertiary alcohols, including examples derived from natural products, underwent this transformation in the presence of catalytic amounts of zinc bis(triflimide). Typical reaction conditions involved a neat mixture of 6.0 equivalents of the alcohol with 1.0 equivalent of the reagent, with the majority of reactions complete within 2 h with 2.5 mol % of the Lewis acid catalyst. Furthermore, experimental evidence was provided that the C−O bond-forming process occurred via the coordination of the alcohol to the iodine atom and subsequent reductive elimination.     

Sunlight‐Driven Decarboxylative Alkynylation of α‐Keto Acids with Bromoacetylenes by Hypervalent Iodine Reagent Catalysis: A Facile Approach to Ynones

A novel and practical decarboxylative alkynylation of α‐keto acids with bromoacetylenes is catalyzed by hypervalent iodine(III) reagents when irradiation by sunlight at room temperature. The product ynones are generated in good yields. Experiments show that results obtained with blue light (λ=450–455 nm) are comparable to those obtained when using sunlight. Mechanistic studies demonstrate that the sunlight‐driven decarboxylation undergoes a radical process.     

Catalytic Hypervalent Iodine Promoters Lead to Styrene Dimerization and the Formation of Tri‐ and Tetrasubstituted Cyclobutanes

Reported herein is that the use of catalytic quantities of hypervalent iodine reagents (phenyliodine diacetate or Dess–Martin periodinane) allows the rapid and stereoselective formation of cyclobutanes under very mild reaction conditions. The presence of a fluorinated solvent is essential for the success of these reactions which form unsymmetrical tri‐ and tetrasubstituted cyclobutanes through a heterodimerization process involving two different alkenes.     

Catalytic Intramolecular Aminofluorination,Oxyfluorination, and Carbofluorination with a Stable and Versatile Hypervalent Fluoroiodine Reagent

Application of a fluoroiodine analogue of the Togni reagent was studied in fluorocyclization reactions. In the presence of a transition‐metal catalyst the applied fluoroiodine reagent can be used for aminofluorination, oxyfluorination, and carbofluorination reactions. The described procedure has a very broad synthetic scope for preparation of functionalized hetero‐ and isocyclic compounds having a tertiary fluorine substituent.     

Expanding the Scope of Hypervalent Iodine Reagents for Perfluoroalkylation: From Trifluoromethyl to Functionalized Perfluoroethyl

A series of new hypervalent iodine reagents based on the 1,3‐dihydro‐3,3‐dimethyl‐1,2‐benziodoxole and 1,2‐benziodoxol‐3‐(1H)‐one scaffolds, which contain a functionalized tetrafluoroethyl group, have been prepared, characterized, and used in synthetic applications. Their corresponding electrophilic fluoroalkylation reactions with various sulfur, oxygen, phosphorus, and carbon‐centered nucleophiles afford products that feature a tetrafluoroethylene unit, which connects two functional moieties. A related λ³‐iodane that contains a fluorophore was shown to react with a cysteine derivative under mild conditions to give a thiol‐tagged product that is stable in the presence of excess thiol. Therefore, these new reagents show a significant potential for applications in chemical biology as tools for fast, irreversible, and selective thiol bioconjugation.     

Silver‐Catalyzed Decarboxylative Trifluoromethylthiolation of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids in Aqueous Emulsion

A silver‐catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylthiolation of secondary and tertiary carboxylic acids under mild conditions tolerates a wide range of functional groups. The reaction was dramatically accelerated by its performance in an aqueous emulsion, which was formed by the addition of sodium dodecyl sulfate to water. It was proposed that the radical, which was generated from the silver‐catalyzed decarboxylation in the “oil‐in‐water” droplets, could easily react with the trifluoromethylthiolating reagent to form the product.     

Pentafluoroethylbenziodoxole (BIX‐C2F5): A Shelf‐Stable Reagent for Pentafluoroethylation of β‐Ketoesters and Arylboronic Acids

An improved method for the preparation of pentafluoroethylating reagent pentafluoroethyl‐substituted benziodoxole (BIX‐C₂F₅) was described. Under mild conditions, BIX‐C₂F₅ was able to react with β‐ketoesters or aryl/heteroaryl boronic acids to generate pentafluoroethylated compounds in good yields.     

Oxidation of BINOLs by Hypervalent Iodine Reagents: Facile Synthesis of Xanthenes and Lactones

Xanthene derivatives have broad applications in medicines, fluorescent probes, dyes, food additives, etc. Therefore, much attention was focused on developing the synthetic methods to prepare these compounds. Binaphthyl-based xanthene derivatives were prepared through the oxidation of BINOLs promoted by the hypervalent iodine reagent iodosylbenzene (PhIO). Nine-membered lactones were obtained through a similar oxidative reaction when iodoxybenzene (PhIO₂) was used. Additionally, one-pot reactions of BINOLs, PhIO and nucleophiles such as alcohols and amines were also investigated to provide alkoxylated products and amides in good to excellent yields.     

金刚烷负载高价碘试剂的合成及氧化反应活性

以1,3,5,7-四氨基金刚烷与4-碘苯基酰氯为原料,经酰化、氧化反应,制备了新型金刚烷负载的高价碘试剂(1a-1c)。 酰化反应以CH₂Cl₂为溶剂,首先,0 ℃,反应4 h,然后室温反应2 h,投料比n(1,3,5,7-四氨基金刚烷)∶n(4-碘苯基酰氯)∶n(三乙胺)=1∶4.4∶5.2。 氧化反应以CH₂Cl₂/醋酸(体积比1∶1)为溶剂,间氯过氧苯甲酸(m-CPBA)为氧化剂,室温反应12 h,投料比n(2)∶n(m-CPBA)=1∶12。 化合物1a,1b和1c的总收率分别为86.4%、85.4%和85.3%。 以化合物1a-1c为氧化剂,在四甲基哌啶氮氧化物(TEMPO)催化下各类醇被氧化成相应的醛或酮,产物收率87%~100%。 负载碘苯2a-2c可以被方便地分离和回收,平均回收率98%,可再经氧化,高收率转化成化合物1a-1c,循环利用。