Facile synthesis of 6-iodo-2,2′-dipivaloyloxy-1,1′-binaphthyl, a key intermediate of high reactivity for selective palladium-catalyzed monofunctionalization of the 1,1′-binaphthalene core

A high-yielding procedure for selective monoiodination of 2,2′-dihydroxy-1,1′-binaphthyl (BINOL) is reported. 6-Iodo-2,2′-dipivaloyloxy-1,1′-binaphthyl, obtained in three steps starting from BINOL in 88% overall yield, proved to be a highly efficient substrate in various palladium-catalyzed coupling (Stille, Heck, Sonogashira, and Suzuki coupling) and carbonylation reactions compared to the analogous 6-bromo derivative.