“…Similar DIB- or BTI-induced cyclizations of the appropriate amide or amine precursors have been used in numerous useful synthetic transformations, such as the synthesis of highly substituted pyrrolin-4-ones via BTI-mediated cyclization of enaminones, the synthesis of 2-substituted 4-bromopyrrolidines via DIB-induced intramolecular oxidative bromocyclization of homoallylic sulfonamides in the presence of KBr, the preparation of 2-( N -acylaminal)-substituted tetrahydropyrans by DIB-induced oxidative cyclization of hydroxy-substituted N -acyl enamines, the preparation of 1,2,4-thiadiazoles by the reaction of DIB or BTI with 1-monosubstituted thioureas, , the synthesis of azaspirocyclic synthetic intermediates via the BTI-induced nitrenium ion cyclizations, − the preparation of lactams and spiro-fused lactams from the reaction of N -acylaminophthalimides and BTI, the stereocontrolled preparation of highly substituted lactams and N -hydroxy lactams from appropriate hydroxamates and BTI, the synthesis of 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3- a ][1,8]naphthyridines using DIB-oxidation of 1,8-naphthyridin-2-ylhydrazones in the solid state, the synthesis of various substituted 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3- a ]pyrimidines by the DIB-oxidation of the appropriate 2,4-pyrimidinylhydrazones, − the preparation of thiazolo[2,3-c]-s-triazoles by the reaction of arenecarbaldehyde-4-arylthiazol-2-ylhydrazones with poly[(4-diacetoxyiodo)styrene], the synthesis of pyrrolidino[60]fullerene from the DIB-promoted reaction between C60 and amino acid esters, the synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles from acylhydrazones by BTI oxidation, − the synthesis of 1-aryl-4-methyl-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3- a ]quinoxalines from arenecarboxaldehyde-3-methyl-2-quinoxalinylhydrazones, , and the synthesis of 1-benzoyltetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives using polymer-supported BTI . Likewise, the preparation of benzopyrano- and furopyrano-2-isoxazoline derivatives from 2-allyloxybenzaldoximes by DIB oxidation, the synthesis of various N-substituted indole derivatives via BTI-mediated intramolecular cyclization of enamines, the synthesis of 2-substituted benzothiazoles via the oxidative cyclization of thiobenzamides, the preparation of 2,3-diphenylquinoxaline-1-oxide from benzil-α-arylimino oximes using DIB, the synthesis of 1-(5-aryl-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-ylmethyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1 H -[1,8]naphthyridin-2-ones by oxidative cyclization of [2-oxo-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2 H -[1,8]naphthyridin-1-yl]acetic acid arylidenehydrazides with alumina-supported DIB under microwave irradiation, the synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-oxadiazoles via BTI-mediated oxidative cyclization of aldazines, the preparation of 2-substituted oxazolines from aldehydes and 2-amino alcohols using DIB as an oxidant, the sy...…”