A Mild and Convenient Procedure for Conversion of Aromatic Compounds into Their Iodides Using Ammonium Hexanitratocerate(IV)

Abstract

Abstract Polymethylbenzenes, polymethoxybenzenes, and naphthalene are iodinated with tetrabutylammonium iodide, alkali metal iodides, or molecular iodine in the presence of ammonium hexanitratocerate(IV). Ammonium hexanitratocerate(IV) behaves as a catalyst in the latter system, whereas it is a reagent in the fomer two.