Molecular Iodine—An Expedient Reagent for Oxidative Aromatization Reactions of α,β-Unsaturated Cyclic Compounds

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Molecular Iodine—An Expedient Reagent for Oxidative Aromatization Reactions of α,β-Unsaturated Cyclic Compounds

Malose Jack Mphahlele

Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria 0003, South Africa

Received: 26 November 2009; in revised form: 9 December 2009 / Accepted: 15 December 2009 / Published: 16 December 2009

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Organic Iodine Chemistry)

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Abstract: Prompted by the scant attention paid by published literature reviews to the applications of molecular iodine in oxidative aromatization reactions, we decided to review methods developed to-date involving iodine as an oxidant to promote aromatization of α,β-unsaturated cyclic compounds.

Keywords: iodine; oxidative aromatization; α,β-unsaturated cyclic compounds

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Mphahlele, M.J. Molecular Iodine—An Expedient Reagent for Oxidative Aromatization Reactions of α,β-Unsaturated Cyclic Compounds. Molecules 2009, 14, 5308-5322.

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Mphahlele MJ. Molecular Iodine—An Expedient Reagent for Oxidative Aromatization Reactions of α,β-Unsaturated Cyclic Compounds. Molecules. 2009; 14(12):5308-5322.

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Mphahlele, Malose Jack. 2009. "Molecular Iodine—An Expedient Reagent for Oxidative Aromatization Reactions of α,β-Unsaturated Cyclic Compounds." Molecules 14, no. 12: 5308-5322.

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