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Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes Using an In Situ Generated Iodonium Ion with Oxone as a Terminal Oxidant

PP Thottumkara, TK Vinod

Index: Thottumkara, Prem P.; Vinod, Thottumkara K. Organic Letters, 2010 , vol. 12, # 24 p. 5640 - 5643

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Abstract

A facile and operationally convenient catalytic procedure for oxidative cleavage of alkenes is described. In situ formed [hydroxy (4-carboxyphenyl) iodonium] ion, 2, from the oxidation of 4- iodobenzoic acid, 1, has been shown to facilitate the cleavage of a variety of alkenes in ...