Synthesis

Iodination of alkyl aryl ethers by mercury (II) oxide-iodine reagent in dichloromethane

K Orito, T Hatakeyama, M Takeo, H Suginome

Index: Orito; Hatakeyama; Takeo; Suginome Synthesis, 1995 , # 10 p. 1273 - 1277

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Abstract

In connection with our study on lignan synthesis, based on the B-scission of alkoxyl radicals which are generated by photolysis of the hypoiodites prepared by treating the corresponding alcohols with mercury (II) oxide—iodine reagent, 1 it became necessary to investigate the reactivi-ties of the reagent toward aromatic compounds. Accord-ing to a survey of the literature, in 1908 Kauffmann and Fritz reported iodination of hydroquinone dimethyl ether ...