A novel iodine-catalyzed functionalization of a variety of olefins and alkynes and direct decarboxylative functionalization of cinnamic and propiolic acids with TosMIC to provide access to various vinyl, allyl, and β-iodo vinylsulfones is described. This simple, efficient, and environmentally benign approach employing inexpensive molecular iodine as a catalyst demonstrates a versatile protocol for the synthesis of highly valuable sulfones, rendering it attractive to both synthetic and medicinal chemistry.

An environmentally benign and convenient strategy for the synthesis of 4,5-disubstituted/N-fused 3-amino-1,2,4-triazoles and 3-substituted 5-amino-1,2,4-thiadiazoles from isothiocyanates has been developed. This metal-free method involves I-mediated oxidative C-N and N-S bond formations in water. Furthermore, this facile protocol exhibited excellent substrate tolerance in good to high yields and scalable fashion.

A novel and expeditious approach for the synthesis of N-fused and 3,4-disubstituted 5-imino-1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives has been achieved through the molecular iodine-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of 2-aminopyridine/amidine and isothiocyanate via N-S bond formation at ambient temperature. The present one-pot transition-metal-free protocol provides the facile and highly efficient regiospecific synthesis of various 1,2,4-thiadiazole derivatives in a scaled-up manner with good to excellent yields using inexpensive I as a catalyst.

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