Structurally Defined α-Tetralol-Based Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Reagents.

A novel class of chiral hypervalent iodine reagents containing an α-tetralol scaffold is introduced. Iodine triacetate is employed in a key step as a highly selective and efficient iodinating reagent for a short and convenient synthesis of iodine(III) derivatives. Solid-state X-ray analyses offer valuable structural information, while reactivities and stereoselectivities are investigated in three model reactions.