Facile Synthesis of Iodonium Salts by Reaction of Organotrifluoroborates with p-Iodotoluene Difluoride

Abstract

A simple and easy method for the synthesis of various iodonium salts was developed, and involves the reaction of potassium organotrifluoroborates with p-iodotoluene difluoride under mild conditions. The one-pot synthesis of a (Z)-(2-fluoroalkenyl)iodo­nium salt from an alkynyltrifluoroborate was also carried out.

Key words

alkenes - alkynes - arenes - boron - iodine

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