Pd(0)-Catalyzed Carboiodination: Early Developments and Recent Advances - New Trends in Cross-Coupling: Theory and Applications - page 284

P t Bu 2

R = t Bu

+ MeI

Rh I

CO

P t Bu 2

PR 2

PR 2

7.17

CH 3 I

CO

Rh I Rh III I

CH 3

N 2

PhH, rt

P i Pr 2

P i Pr 2

PR 2

PR 2

CO

I

7.13 R= t Bu
7.14 ; R = i Pr

7.15 ; R = t Bu
7.16 ; R = i Pr

Rh III

Rh III

R = i Pr

I

CO

H 3 C

H 3 C

P i Pr 2

P i Pr 2

7.18
17%

7.19
87%

Scheme 7.7 Frech and Milstein's synthesis and reactivity of MeRh(III)I pincer complexes.
Adapted from Ref. 61. Copyright 2006 American Chemical Society.