The Preparation and Application of Diaryliodonium Salts Derived from Gemfibrozil and Gemfibrozil Methyl Ester.

The diaryliodonium salts derived from gemfibrozil and gemfibrozil methyl ester were synthesized from ArI(OH)OTs or bis(4-methoxyphenyl)iodonium diacetate with good regioselectivity. These iodonium salts were successfully used in the derivatization of gemfibrozil or gemfibrozil methyl ester, including fluorination, alkynylation, aryl-ation, etherification, esterification, and iodination reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]