Advances in the preparation of organofluorine compounds involving iodine and/or iodo-compounds

The intriguing properties of iodine have drawn the attention of organic chemists. In this paper, we will describe the recent development of stereo- and/or regioselective synthesis of fluorine-containing organic compounds employing hypervalent iodine fluorides such as ArIF2 (1), IF5 (22), and (E)-2-fluoro-alk-1-enyl-4-aryl iodonium salts R(F)C=C(H)IF-Ar (12). The electrochemical fluorination procedures involving iodo-compounds will also be presented to prepare fluoro-organic compounds. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.