1-Chloro-1,3-dihydro-3,3-diMethyl-1,2-benziodoxole

Uses

1-?Chloro-?1,?3-?dihydro-?3,?3-?dimethyl-?1,?2-?benziodioxole is used as a reactant in one-pot preparation of hypervalent iodine(III)-CF3 reagent for the use in electrophilic trifluoromethylation reactions.

Uses

1-Chloro-3,3-dimethylbenziodoxole is a crystalline, air-stable, yellow chloroiodane compound which finds use as a starting material for production of other hypervalent iodine compounds. It can also be used as a mild chlorinating reagent. The compound shows good solubility in polar organic solvents, typically dichloromethane or ethyl acetate.