One pot rhodium catalyzed, base and solvent-free synthesis of 2-(bromomethyl)furan derivatives and synthesis of Hashmi phenol through platinum catalyzed cascade cyclization

Harnessing hypervalent iodonium ylides as carbene precursors: C–H activation of N-methoxybenzamides with a Rh(iii)-catalyst

The first ever attempt at reacting hypervalent iodonium ylides with readily available N-methoxybenzamides by using a Rh(iii)-catalyst has been well explored.

Advances in Synthetic Applications of Hypervalent Iodine Compounds

The preparation, structure, and chemistry of hypervalent iodine compounds are reviewed with emphasis on their synthetic application. Compounds of iodine possess reactivity similar to that of transition metals, but have the advantage of environmental sustainability and efficient utilization of natural resources. These compounds are widely used in organic synthesis as selective oxidants and environmentally friendly reagents. Synthetic uses of hypervalent iodine reagents in halogenation reactions, various oxidations, rearrangements, aminations, C-C bond-forming reactions, and transition metal-catalyzed reactions are summarized and discussed. Recent discovery of hypervalent catalytic systems and recyclable reagents, and the development of new enantioselective reactions using chiral hypervalent iodine compounds represent a particularly important achievement in the field of hypervalent iodine chemistry. One of the goals of this Review is to attract the attention of the scientific community as to the benefits of using hypervalent iodine compounds as an environmentally sustainable alternative to heavy metals.