Iodine‐Catalyzed Oxidative Rearrangement of Amines to α‐Amino Acetals and α‐Amino Aldehydes

Abstract A protocol for iodine‐catalyzed oxidative rearrangement of tertiary and secondary amines has been developed. This metal‐free protocol provides an atom‐economical, efficient access to synthetically useful α‐amino acid derivatives from readily available acyclic and cyclic tertiary or secondary amines. magnified image