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Selective iodination of alcohols with NaI/Amberlyst 15 in acetonitrile

M Tajbakhsh, R Hosseinzadeh, Z Lasemi

Index: Tajbakhsh, Mahmood; Hosseinzadeh, Rahman; Lasemi, Zahra Synlett, 2004 , # 4 p. 635 - 638

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Abstract

Abstract A simple and effective procedure for conversion of primary, secondary, allylic and benzylic alcohols into the corresponding iodides is described using NaI/Amberlyst 15 in acetonitrile at room temperature. Selective conversion of benzylic alcohols in the presence of saturated alcohols into the corresponding benzylic iodides is achieved under these conditions.