Ortho-substituted iodobenzenes as novel organocatalysts for bromination of alkenes.
Suitably ortho-substituted iodobenzenes act as organocatalysts for the transfer of electrophilic bromine from N-bromosuccinimide to alkenes via the intermediacy of bromoiodinanes.
Braddock
D Christopher
DC
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UKSW7 2AZ. c.braddock@imperial.ac.uk
Cansell
Gemma
G
Hermitage
Stephen A
SA
D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001974:Bromosuccinimide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000475:Alkenes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D001974:Bromosuccinimide