Reactions of trimethyliodosilane with mono-, di-, and trioxacycloalkanes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(91)83021-U

The reactions of Me3SiI with mono-, di-, and trioxacycloalkanes have been studied first.Preparative methods for the synthesis of some promising synthones, namely α,ω-diiodoalkanes, α,ω-alkanediols, and iodomethyl ω-iodoalkyl ethers, have been developed based on these reactions.The effect of the cycle size and the nature of the substituent on the course of the reactions is demonstrated.Schemes for the mechanism of the reactions are suggested.