[Bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzene

Chemical Properties

White to pale yellow crystalline powder

Uses

In oxidation, cyclization, dehydrogenation, and dearomatization reactions.

Uses

[Bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzene acts as a reagent in Pummerer-like reactions. It plays an important role in the direct alfa-hydroxylation of ketones under acidic conditions. It is involved in the cyclization of styryl amines to N-alkyl or N-aryl indoles. It serves as a reagent for the chemoselective deprotection of dimethoxybenzyl ethers and tosyloxylation of anilides. Further, it is used in the synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles by the oxidation of N-acylhydrazones. In addition to this, it is employed in the Hofmann rearrangement for the conversion of cyclobutanecarboxamide to cyclobutylamine hydrochloride.

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

Purification Methods

Crystallise the iodo compound from warm trifluoroacetic acid and dry it over NaOH pellets. Recrystallise it also from Me2CO/pet ether. Its melting point depends on the heating rate. [Spyroudis & Varvoglis Synthesis 445 1975, application: Almond et al. Org Synth 66 132 1988.]