A convenient, efficient and practical visible-light-induced decarboxylative iodination
of aromatic carboxylic acids has been developed, and the corresponding aryl iodides
were obtained in good yields. The method shows some advantages including the use of
readily available aromatic carboxylic acids as the starting materials, simple and
mild conditions, high efficiency, wide substrate scope and tolerance of various functional
groups.
Key words
visible-light - photoredox - aromatic carboxylic acids - decarboxylation - iodination