Metal-Free, Oxidant-Free, and Controllable Graphene Oxide Catalyzed Direct Iodination of Arenes and Ketones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/cctc.201701182

A direct, metal-free, and oxidant-free method for the graphene oxide (GO)-catalyzed iodination of arenes and ketones with iodine in a neutral medium was explored. This iodination protocol was performed by using a simple technique to avoid the use of external metal catalysts and oxidants and harsh acidic/basic reaction conditions. In addition, by this method the degree of iodination could be controlled, and the reaction was scalable and compatible with air. This strategy opens a new field for GO-catalyzed chemistry and provides an avenue for the convenient direct iodination of arenes and ketones.