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A Chiral Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagent for Enantioselective Dearomatization of Phenols
Author(s) -
Dohi Toshifumi,
Maruyama Akinobu,
Takenaga Naoko,
Senami Kento,
Minamitsuji Yutaka,
Fujioka Hiromichi,
Caemmerer Simon B.,
Kita Yasuyuki
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200800464
Subject(s) - hypervalent molecule , iodine , reagent , phenols , enantioselective synthesis , chemistry , phenol , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , iodine compounds , catalysis
The hype about iodine(III) : A chiral hypervalent iodine(III) reagent ( 1 ) is reported to enantioselectively dearomatize phenols in a highly selective manner (see scheme). This result clearly supports existence of the associative pathway in hypervalent iodine(III)‐induced phenolic oxidations.