Abstract
In situ generation of hydrogen iodide from cesium iodide/methanesulfonic acid was found to be an attractive reagent combination for the conversion of alkyl, allyl, and benzyl alcohols to their corresponding iodides under mild conditions. The method is compared with that using cesium iodide/p-toluenesulfonic acid or cesium iodide/aluminium chloride.
Acknowledgements
This work was financially supported by Pakistan Science Foundation under “Research Grant To Active Scientist/Technologist of Pakistan” and Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy (Grant No. 01–310 RG/CHE/AS).