- Iodosobenzene
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IUPACName = Iodosobenzene
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CASNo = 536-80-1
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Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C6H5IO
MolarMass = 220.01 g mol-1
Appearance = colourless solid
Density = 1.229 g cm-3
MeltingPt = 210 ˚C
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Solubility = poor
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Autoignition =Iodosobenzene is an
organic compound with the formula C6H5IO. This organoiodine compound finds uses as an oxo transferreagent in organic andcoordination chemistry . It is related to the more popular reagentperiodinane .Preparation and structure
Iodosobenzene was first described by
Conrad Willgerodt fromiodobenzene . [cite journal | author = C. Willgerodt | title = Zur Kenntniss aromatischer Jodidchloride, des Jodoso- und Jodobenzols | journal =Ber. | year = 1892 | volume = 25 | pages = 3494–3502 | doi = 10.1002/cber.189202502221] It is prepared by first oxidizing iodobenzene to the diacetate followed byhydrolysis : [OrgSynth | author = H. Saltzman and J. G. Sharefkin | title = Iodosylbenzene| collvol = 5 | collvolpages = 658| year = 1973 | prep = CV5P0658] :C6H5I + CH3CO3H + CH3CO2H → C6H5I(O2CCH3)2 + H2O :C6H5I(O2CCH3)2 + H2O → C6H5IO + 2 CH3CO2HThe structure of iodosobenzene remains unverified crystallographically. Its low solubility in most solvents and
vibrational spectroscopy indicate that it is not molecular, but is polymeric, consisting of I-O-I-O chains. [cite journal | author = Hans Siebert, Monika Handrich | title = Schwingungsspektren und Struktur von Jodosyl- und Jodyl-Verbindungen | journal = Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie | year = 1976 | volume = 426 | pages = 173–183 | doi = 10.1002/zaac.19764260206] The related diacetate, C6H5I(O2CCH3)2, illustrates the ability of iodine(III) to adopt a T-shaped geometry without multiple bonds.Applications
Iodosobenzene is an "oxo-transfer reagent." It epoxidizes certain alkenes and converts some metal complexes into the corresponding oxo derivatives. Although it is an oxidant, it is also mildly nucleophilic. The active agent in these oxo-transfer reactions is assumed to be monomeric PhI=O.
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