ChemInform Abstract: m‐Iodosylbenzoic Acid as a Convenient Recyclable Hypervalent Iodine Oxidant for the Synthesis of α‐Iodo Ketones by Oxidative Iodination of Ketones.

Abstract The hypervalent iodine oxidant, consisting of m‐iodosylbenzoic acid and iodine, iodinates various enolizable ketones and β‐dicarbonyl compounds under mild conditions providing the corresponding α‐iodo‐substituted carbonyl compounds in good to excellent yields.