Iodine-Based Reagents in Oxidative Amination and Oxygenation

In this Account, we provide an overview of our recent advances in oxidative transformations that enable the introduction of nitrogen and oxygen functionalities into organic molecules by taking advantage of the unique characteristics of iodine-based reagents, such as hypervalency, soft Lewis acidity, high leaving ability, and radical reactivity. We also report on the development of new types of hypervalent iodine reagents containing a transferable nitrogen functional group with the objective of preparing primary amines, which is described in the latter part of this Account.1 Introduction2 Decarboxylative Functionalization of β,γ-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids3 Decarboxylative Functionalization at Tertiary Carbon Centers4 C–H Bond Functionalization at Tertiary Carbon Centers5 Intramolecular C–H Amination of Sulfamate Esters and N-Alkylsulfamides6 Oxidative Amination with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents Containing Transferable Nitrogen Functional Groups7 Summary and Outlook