Direct iodination of alkanes.
[reaction: see text] A cheap and efficient iodination of hydrocarbons can be achieved by generating tert-butyl hypoiodite from iodine and sodium tert-butoxide. The alkane is reactant and solvent, and this metal-free process provides a clean solution for their direct iodination.
Montoro
Raúl
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Department of Chemistry, Cardiff University, P.O. Box 912, Cardiff CF10 3TB, UK.
Wirth
Thomas
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