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Synlett 2017; 28(20): 2871-2875
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589069
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Hypervalent Iodine-Based Activation of Triphenylphosphine for the Functionalization of Alcohols

Jasmin Eljo
Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada   graham.murphy@uwaterloo.ca
,
Myriam S. Carle
Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada   graham.murphy@uwaterloo.ca
,
Graham K. Murphy  *
Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W., Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada   graham.murphy@uwaterloo.ca
› Author AffiliationsThis work was supported by the University of Waterloo and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada (Discovery Grant 418602-2013).
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Received: 18 April 2017

Accepted after revision: 06 June 2017

Publication Date:
12 July 2017 (online)

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Dedicated to Professor Victor Snieckus on the occasion of his 80th birthday

Abstract

The use of hypervalent iodine reagents as a general tool for the activation of PPh3 and its application to the functionalization of alcohols is reported. Combination of PPh3 with PhICl2 or TolIF2 gives dihalophosphoranes that are characterized by 31P NMR, however, with PhIOAc2, PhI(OTFA)2, or the cyclic chloro(benzoyloxy)iodane, no phosphoranes were observed. Reaction of these iodanes with PPh3 in the presence of primary, secondary, or tertiary alcohols results in either halogenation or acyl-transfer products in moderate to high yield.

Key words

Appel reaction - hypervalent iodine - halogenation - acylation - benzoylation

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