Direct Iodination of Alkanes
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- 28 October 2003
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Organic Letters
- Vol. 5 (24) , 4729-4731
Abstract
A cheap and efficient iodination of hydrocarbons can be achieved by generating tert-butyl hypoiodite from iodine and sodium tert-butoxide. The alkane is reactant and solvent, and this metal-free process provides a clean solution for their direct iodination.Keywords
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