Iodonium salts as efficient iodine(<scp>iii</scp>)-based noncovalent organocatalysts for Knorr-type reactions
Sevilya N. Yunusova, Alexander S. Novikov, Natalia S. Soldatova, Mikhail A. Vovk, Dmitrii S. Bolotin
Abstract
H NMR titration data and DFT calculations indicate that the catalytic activity of the iodine(iii) is caused by the binding with a ketone.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCatalysisIodineCombinatorial chemistryNon-covalent interactionsOrganocatalysisStereochemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculeEnantioselective synthesisHydrogen bondChemical Synthesis and ReactionsAsymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods