Oxidative displacement of halogen from alkyl halides by phenyliodine(III) dicarboxylates
Abstract
The reaction of alkyl iodides with aryliodine(III) dicarboxylates affords as the main product the ester derived through substitution of iodine by an acyloxy group; in some cases α-iodoalkyl esters are also formed along with other minor products. Certain reactive bromides and chlorides react along similar lines. The mechanism of these reactions is briefly discussed.