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Hypervalent Bromine Compounds: Smaller, More Reactive Analogues of Hypervalent Iodine Compounds
Author(s) -
Farooq Umar,
Shah AzharulHaq Ali,
Wirth Thomas
Publication year - 2009
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.200805027
Subject(s) - hypervalent molecule , bromine , iodine , chemistry , iodine compounds , organic chemistry
Moving up a row in the Periodic Table leads from hypervalent iodine compounds to hypervalent bromine compounds, which are now readily available (see scheme). These compounds are more reactive than the well‐known heavier analogues and undergo new reactions.