Defined Hypervalent Iodine(III) Reagents Incorporating Transferable Nitrogen Groups: Nucleophilic Amination through Electrophilic Activation

Only I and N: Hypervalent iodine(III) reagents with two reactive IN single bonds have been isolated for the first time. Their solid-state and solution structures provide evidence for enhanced electrophilicity at iodine and nucleophilic character of the imine. As a result, improved reactivity in amination reactions and unprecedented nitrogen-transfer reactions under metal-free conditions are realized. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.