title: Efficient photolytic C-H bond functionalization of alkylbenzene with hypervalent iodine(iii) reagent.
abstract: A practical approach to radical C-H bond functionalization by the photolysis of a hypervalent iodine(iii) reagent is presented. The photolysis of [bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzene (PIFA) leads to the generation of trifluoroacetoxy radicals, which allows the smooth transformation of various alkylbenzenes to the corresponding benzyl ester compounds under mild reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. maruoka@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Ryu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. maruoka@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Tsubasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inada
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. maruoka@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Sermadurai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selvakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. maruoka@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Shin A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moteki
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. maruoka@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruoka
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000737:chemistry*; D007455:Iodine / Q000737:chemistry*; D010782:Photolysis
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007455:Iodine; D001554:Benzene