Letters in Organic Chemistry

Author(s): Khalid Mohammed Khan, Zia-Ullah, Shahnaz Perveen, M. Iqbal Choudhary, Atta-ur-Rahman and Wolfgang Voelter

DOI: 10.2174/1570178054038812

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A Convenient, Highly Selective Iodination Method for Alcohols Using Cesium Iodide/Aluminum Chloride

Page: [309 - 311] Pages: 3

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Abstract

A variety of allyl and benzyl alcohols are converted into their corresponding iodides using cesium iodide (CsI) in the presence of aluminum chloride (AlCl3) in acetonitrile under mild conditions.

Keywords: Iodination, alcohols, cesium iodide, aluminium chloride