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Published on: August 22, 2018
Preparation, structure, and reactivity of bicyclic benziodazole: a new hypervalent iodine heterocycle
Akira Yoshimura1,2, Michael T Shea2, Cody L Makitalo2
1The Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia.
Abstract:
A new bicyclic organohypervalent iodine heterocycle derivative of benziodazole was prepared by oxidation of 2-iodo-N,N'-diisopropylisophthalamide with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid under mild conditions. Single crystal X-ray crystallography of this compound revealed a five-membered bis-heterocyclic structure with two covalent bonds between the iodine atom and the nitrogen atoms. This novel benziodazole is a very stable compound with good solubility in common organic solvents. This compound can be used as an efficient reagent for oxidatively assisted coupling of carboxylic acids with alcohols or amines to afford the corresponding esters or amides in moderate yields.
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