Ortho-substituted iodobenzenes as novel organocatalysts for bromination of alkenes

D Christopher Braddock; Gemma Cansell; Stephen A Hermitage

doi:10.1039/b604130b

Ortho-substituted iodobenzenes as novel organocatalysts for bromination of alkenes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2006 Jun 21:(23):2483-5. doi: 10.1039/b604130b. Epub 2006 May 3.

Authors

D Christopher Braddock¹, Gemma Cansell, Stephen A Hermitage

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UKSW7 2AZ. c.braddock@imperial.ac.uk

PMID: 16758023
DOI: 10.1039/b604130b

Abstract

Suitably ortho-substituted iodobenzenes act as organocatalysts for the transfer of electrophilic bromine from N-bromosuccinimide to alkenes via the intermediacy of bromoiodinanes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alkenes / chemical synthesis*
Alkenes / chemistry
Bromosuccinimide / chemistry*
Catalysis
Iodobenzenes / chemistry*
Molecular Structure
Stereoisomerism

Substances

Alkenes
Iodobenzenes
Bromosuccinimide