Thallium(III) in Organic Synthesis

Abstract

This review article discusses the literature regarding thallium(III) compounds in synthetic organic chemistry published in the last decade, including several applications in the total synthesis of natural products. The reactions that received the most attention in this period were: i) the oxidative rearrangement of chalcones; ii) the ring contraction of cyclic alkenes; iii) the oxidation of homoallylic alcohols; iv) aromatic thallations; and v) oxidative couplings, including with phenols.