Molecular Iodine

Abstract

This feature focuses on a reagent chosen by a postgraduate, highlighting the uses and preparation of the reagent in current research Molecular Iodine Compiled by Xin WenXin Wen was born in 1987 in Shanxi province, P. R. of China. She studied applied chemistry at the Zhejiang University of Technology and obtained her B.S. degree in 2009. Currently, she is a postgraduate student under the supervision of Prof. Weimin Mo and Prof. Guofu Zhang at the same university. Her research interest mainly focuses on metal-free oxidative reactions.

An Efficient Synthesis of Symmetrical Bisamides Catalysed by Molecular iodine under Neutral Conditions

“…Recently, molecular iodine has been used in many organic transformations [13][14][15] and, even though its catalytic action has not been completely investigated from a mechanistic point of view, 16,17 its mild Lewis acidity makes this system compatible with many different substrates. Compared to other catalysts, iodine possesses many advantages such as high tolerance to air and moisture, low-cost, ready availability and high catalytic activity in both dilute and highly concentrated conditions as well as under solvent-free reaction conditions.…”