Transition-metal-free and solvent-tolerant decarboxylative iodination of aromatic carboxylic acids

Current decarboxylative halogenation methods typically require expensive or toxic transition metal catalysts and have limited solvent compatibility. Herein, we report a novel transition-metal-free and solvent-tolerant decarboxylative iodination method by using iodine monochloride in the presence of potassium phosphate, which are effective to readily available aryl and heteroaryl carboxylic acids, and can be executed in a variety of solvents, including water.