Abstract
An effective, eco-friendly method for iodination of arenes is presented. The reaction of activated aromatics with a mixture of sodium iodate and sodium sulphite in the presence of hydrochloric acid gives mono iodoarenes in high yields.
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A New, Eco-Friendly Method for Iodination of Activated Arenes
Received16 Dec 2005
Accepted14 Apr 2006
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