An Efficient Gram Scale Synthesis of Aryl Iodides from Aryl Diazofluoroborates in Water under Mild Conditions

Transition metal-free synthesis of synthetically valuable aryl iodides from aryl diazofluroborates in water under mild conditions has been described. Majority of synthesized aryl iodides are obtained in quantitative yields (>99 %) under present reaction conditions. The structural effects due to the substituents present on aryl diazofluoroborates did not show any satisfactory effect on the yields of the aryl iodides. Hence, the methodology presented here was found to be adventitious for the quantitative production of synthetically valuable aryl iodides. Keywords: Aryl iodides, diazofluoroborates, potassium iodide, quantitative protocol, transition metal-free, organic.