title: Hypoiodous acid initiated rearrangement of tertiary propargylic alcohols to α-iodoenones.
abstract: In the presence of an oxidant, sodium iodide is converted into hypoiodous acid which effects the rearrangement of tertiary propargylic alcohols to α-iodoenones in good yields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK. w.j.moran@hud.ac.uk
authors.forename: Wesley J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: Arantxa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D017613:Iodine Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D020005:Propanols / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D017613:Iodine Compounds; D020005:Propanols; C081961:hypoiodous acid; C028255:propargyl alcohol