Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative iodination of aryl carboxylic acids with NaI: A practical entry to aryl iodides under aerobic conditions

A simple and practical Cu-catalyzed decarboxylative iodination has been well established under aerobic condition, which provides a useful method to synthesize aryl iodides in moderate to good yields with the use of (hetero)aryl carboxylic acids and NaI as starting materials. Thiabendazole has been prepared via a three-step procedure to show synthetic practicability of the protocol.