Iodine and iodine supported on polyvinylpyrrolidone as catalysts and reagents for alcoholysis, hydrolysis, and acetolysis of epoxides and thiiranes

N Iranpoor, B Tamami…

Index: Iranpoor, Nasser; Tamami, Bahman; Niknam, Khodabakhsh Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1997 , vol. 75, # 12 p. 1913 - 1919

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Abstract

Iodine and iodine supported on polyvinylpyrrolidone (betadine) have been used as catalysts for ring opening of epoxides and as reagent for ring-opening dimerization of thiiranes in alcohols, water, and acetic acid. The reactions occur with high regio-, chemo-, and stereoselectivity. The reaction of R-(+)-styrene oxide with I2 supported on PVP in methanol was found to be very stereospecific and the product was isolated in 93% ee. Key words: ...