Facile preparation and reactivity of polystyrene-supported (dichloroiodo)benzene: A convenient recyclable reagent for chlorination and oxidation

Jiang Min Chen, Xiao Mei Zeng, Kyle Middleton, Viktor Zhdankin

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Abstract

A facile one-pot preparation of polystyrene-supported (dichloroiodo)benzene (loading of -ICl2 up to 1.35 mmol/g) from polystyrene, iodine, and bleach has been developed. This recyclable reagent is useful for efficient chlorination of organic substrates and selective oxidation of various alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds in high yields under mild conditions. The final products are conveniently separated from the polymeric byproduct by simple filtration and isolated in good purity after evaporation of solvent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1952-1955
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume52
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 20 2011

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Jiang-Min Chen thanks the financial Foundation of Jiaxing University for supporting his visit to the University of Minnesota Duluth. This work was supported by a research grant from the National Science Foundation ( CHE-1009038 ).

Keywords

  • (Dichloroiodo)benzene
  • Chlorination
  • Hypervalent iodine
  • Oxidation

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