Iodine(III)-Initiated Bromoacetoxylation of Olefins

Abstract

A new and mild method for the bromoacetoxylation of olefins is presented, which is initiated by iodine(III). α-Acetoxy bromides 6-11 are generated from olefins 5 in the presence of tetraethylammonium bromide (1) and (diacetoxyiodo)benzene (2). The 1,2-addition to carbohydrate-derived enol ethers results in 2-deoxy-2-bromo-pyranosyl acetates which are versatile glycosyl donors for the synthesis of 2'-deoxy-2'-bromo glycosides 16.