Caramenti, PaolaNicolai, StefanoWaser, Jerome2017-11-082018-08-302017-11-08201710.1002/chem.201703723https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/141966WOS:000413337400003The one-step synthesis of the bench-stable hypervalent iodine reagents IndoleBX and PyrroleBX using mild Lewis acid catalyzed conditions is reported. The new reagents are stable up to 150 degrees C and were applied in the C-H arylation of unactivated arenes using either rhodium or ruthenium catalysts. A broad range of heterocyclic systems of high interest for synthetic and medicinal chemistry was accessed in high yields. The developed C-H functionalization could not be achieved using reported reagents or methods, highlighting the unique reactivity of Indole- and Pyrrole-BX.C-H functionalizationheterocycleshypervalent iodineindolesumpolungtext::journal::journal article::research article