Regioselective (diacetoxyiodo)benzene-promoted halocyclization of unfunctionalized olefins
1College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, Nankai University , Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A metal-free method for intramolecular halocyclization of unfunctionalized olefins was detailed. (Diacetoxyiodo)benzene (PIDA) was very effective for haloamidation, haloetherification, and halolactonization of unfunctionalized olefins. In the presence of 1.1 equiv of PIDA and suitable halogen sources, a variety of unfunctionalized olefins could be converted to the corresponding 1,2-bifunctional cyclic skeletons in good to excellent isolated yields, and key intermediates for biologically interesting compounds could be obtained in high yields under mild conditions via nucleophilic substitution of the thus obtained halocyclization products.
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