Iodosobenzene

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Iodosobenzene
Names
IUPAC name
Iodosylbenzene
Other names
Iodosobenzene
Identifiers
536-80-1 YesY
ChemSpider 83171 YesY
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
PubChem 92125
  • InChI=1S/C6H5IO/c8-7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H YesY
    Key: JYJVVHFRSFVEJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N YesY
  • InChI=1/C6H5IO/c8-7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H
    Key: JYJVVHFRSFVEJM-UHFFFAOYAR
  • c1ccc(cc1)I=O
Properties
C6H5IO
Molar mass 220.01 g mol−1
Appearance colourless solid
Density 1.229 g cm−3
Melting point 210 ˚C
poor
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Iodosobenzene or iodosylbenzene is an organoiodine compound with the empirical formula C6H5IO. This colourless solid compound is used as an oxo transfer reagent in research laboratories examining organic and coordination chemistry. It is related to the more popular reagent periodinane.

Preparation and structure

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Polymeric structure of solid PhIO

Iodosobenzene was first described by Conrad Willgerodt from iodobenzene.[1] It is prepared by first oxidizing iodobenzene to the diacetate followed by hydrolysis:[2]

C6H5I + CH3CO3H + CH3CO2H → C6H5I(O2CCH3)2 + H2O
C6H5I(O2CCH3)2 + H2O → C6H5IO + 2 CH3CO2H

The 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.[3] The related diacetate, C6H5I(O2CCH3)2, illustrates the ability of iodine(III) to adopt a T-shaped geometry without multiple bonds.[4] Theoretical studies show that the bonding between the iodine and oxygen atoms in iodosobenzene represents a single dative I-O sigma bond, confirming the absence of the double I=O bond.[5]

Applications

Iodosobenzene has no commercial uses, but in the laboratory it is employed as 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, but this aspect remains unverified.

Safety

This compound is explosive and should not be heated under vacuum.

References

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