Reactions of iodine triacetate, iodine trichloride, and iodine pentaoxide with alkenes
Abstract
Iodine triacetate has been prepared from iodine trichloride and silver acetate. Its reactions with cyclohexene, 5α-androst-2-ene, and methyl cinnamate in acetic acid are stereo- and regio-specific, leading to vicinal trans-iodo-acetates and trans-iodohydrins. The reactions of iodine trichloride with cyclohexene and 5α-androst-2-ene, and of iodine pentaoxide with cyclohexene have also been examined.