Formation of Carbon-Carbon Bonds Mediated by Hypervalent Iodine Reagents Under Metal-free Conditions

During the past several decades, hypervalent iodine reagents have been widely used in various organic transformations. Specifically, these exclusive classes of reagents have been extensively used for the construction of carbon-carbon bonds. This review aims to cover all the reactions involving the construction of carbon-carbon bonds mediated by hypervalent iodine reagents, providing references and highlights for synthetic chemists who are interested in hypervalent iodine chemistry.