The preparation, structure, and chemistry of hypervalent iodine compounds are reviewed with emphasis on their synthetic application. Compounds of iodine possess reactivity similar to that of transition metals, but have the advantage of environmental sustainability and efficient utilization of natural resources. These compounds are widely used in organic synthesis as selective oxidants and environmentally friendly reagents. Synthetic uses of hypervalent iodine reagents in halogenation reactions, various oxidations, rearrangements, aminations, C–C bond-forming reactions, and transition metal-catalyzed reactions are summarized and discussed. Recent discovery of hypervalent catalytic systems and recyclable reagents, and the development of new enantioselective reactions using chiral hypervalent iodine compounds represent a particularly important achievement in the field of hypervalent iodine chemistry. One of the goals of this Review is to attract the attention of the scientific community as to the benefits of...

Advances in Synthetic Applications of Hypervalent Iodine Compounds

Phthalides and Phthalans: Synthetic Methodologies and Their Applications in the Total Synthesis

Silver-Catalyzed Incorporation of Carbon Dioxide into o-Alkynylaniline Derivatives

Hofmann Rearrangement of Carboxamides Mediated by Hypervalent Iodine Species Generated in Situ from Iodobenzene and Oxone: Reaction Scope and Limitations

A new, mild procedure for the Hofmann rearrangement of aromatic and aliphatic carboxamides using (tosylimino)phenyl-λ3-iodane, PhINTs, as a reagent is reported. Because of the mild reaction conditions, this method is particularly useful for the Hofmann rearrangement of substituted benzamides, which usually afford complex reaction mixtures with other hypervalent iodine oxidants. The mild reaction conditions and high selectivity in the reaction of carboxamides with PhINTs allow the isolation of the initially formed labile isocyanates or their subsequent conversion to stable carbamates by treatment with alcohols.

(Tosylimino)phenyl-λ3-iodane as a Reagent for the Synthesis of Methyl Carbamates via Hofmann Rearrangement of Aromatic and Aliphatic Carboxamides

Synthesis of 1,4-dihydro-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-2-ones from phthalides via an aminolysis-Hofmann rearrangement protocol

A simple two-step procedure for the conversion of readily available phthalides to the corresponding benzoxazinones was developed. Initial ring-opening aminolysis to form a primary 2-hydroxymethylbenzamide, followed by reaction with bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodobenzene (BTI) conveniently, provided a variety of 4-substituted benzoxazinones.

Jessica M. Velez

Papers

Synthesis of 1,4-dihydro-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-2-ones from phthalides via an aminolysis-Hofmann rearrangement protocol

Synthesis of 1,4-Dihydro-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-2-ones from Phthalides via an Aminolysis-Hofmann Rearrangement Protocol.