Synthesis 2014; 46(08): 1085-1090
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338598
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Cheap and Easy Synthesis of Highly Functionalized (Het)aryl Iodides via the Aromatic Finkelstein Reaction

Authors

  • Georg Meyer-Eppler

    University of Bonn, Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany   Fax: +49(228)739608   Email: arne.luetzen@uni-bonn.de
  • Lea Küchler

    University of Bonn, Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany   Fax: +49(228)739608   Email: arne.luetzen@uni-bonn.de
  • Christina Tenten

    University of Bonn, Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany   Fax: +49(228)739608   Email: arne.luetzen@uni-bonn.de
  • Christian Benkhäuser

    University of Bonn, Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany   Fax: +49(228)739608   Email: arne.luetzen@uni-bonn.de
  • Stefanie Brück

    University of Bonn, Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany   Fax: +49(228)739608   Email: arne.luetzen@uni-bonn.de
  • Arne Lützen*

    University of Bonn, Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Gerhard-Domagk-Str. 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany   Fax: +49(228)739608   Email: arne.luetzen@uni-bonn.de
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Publication History

Received: 20 January 2014

Accepted after revision: 28 January 2014

Publication Date:
26 February 2014 (online)


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Abstract

Aryl iodides are superior coupling partners in cross-coupling­ reactions compared to the corresponding chlorides or bromides. Unfortunately, the iodides are much more expensive, if commercially available at all, than the other halides. Thus, it is often mandatory to transform the available bromides into the corresponding iodides. The copper-catalyzed aromatic Finkelstein reaction turned out to be the method of choice to prepare a number of highly functionalized iodo(het)aryls, including pyridines, 2,2′-bipyridines, and chiral compounds.

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