Abstract
Various [(diacetoxy)iodo]arenes bearing 4-methylphenyl, phenyl, 4-nitrophenyl, 3-nitrophenyl,
4-cyanophenyl, 4-bromophenyl, 4-methoxycarbonyphenyl, 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl,
and 4-(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)methylphenyl groups were efficiently prepared by the treatment
of iodoarenes with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in acetic acid. The great advantage of the present method
is the easy preparation and isolation of [(diacetoxy)-iodo]arenes bearing electron-withdrawing
groups, such as 4-nitro, 4-cyano, 4-methoxycarbonyl, and 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)
groups, on the aromatic ring.
Key words
[(diacetoxy)iodo]arene -
m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid - iodoarene - oxidation - acetic acid - electron-deficient
aromatic ring