Chiral aryl iodides serve as organocatalysts in oxidation reactions of enolizable ketones. We report our exploration into the synthesis of a new class of chiral aryl iodine reagents herein. These reagent starts with resorcinol and a chiral epoxide as starting materials, both of which are commercially available reagents. Methylation and Iodination via ortho metallation completes the synthesis. We report our continuing efforts in the synthesis.

Synthesis of a C2-symmetric chiral aryl iodine orgaocatalyst

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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