Photocatalytic Oxidative Iodination of Electron-Rich Arenes

The front cover picture, provided by Burkhard Konig et al., illustrates how iodine solutions block most of the incoming light with the exception of a small part at the edge of the visible light spectral region. This spectral window (385-415 nm) with low absorptivity allows irradiation of an inexpensive anthraquinone photocatalyst, which can promote the iodination of electron-rich arenes and heteroarenes with high regioselectivity and good to excellent yields. Details are reported in the full paper on pages XXXX-XXXX (R. Narobe, S. J. S. Dusel, J. Iskra, B. Konig, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019, 361, XXXX-XXXX;. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900298)