2,2′-Diiodobiphenyl

[2236-52-4] C12H8I2 (MW 405.87) InChI = 1S/C12H8I2/c13-11-7-3-1-5-9(11)10-6-2-4-8-12(10)14/h1-8H InChIKey = OZVRXSGTNWILMN-UHFFFAOYSA-N (reagent used for preparation of dibenzoannulated heterocycles by functionalization of dinucleophiles and hypervalent iodine(III)-based reagents) Alternate Names: 1,1′-biphenyl, 2,2′-diiodo-; 2,2′-Diiodo-1,1′-biphenyl. Physical Data: mp 107–108 °C (from methanol),1 solid. Preparative Method: mostly prepared through bromine-lithium exchange in 2,2′-dibromobiphenyl followed by iodination using molecular iodine or diazotization of 2,2′-diaminobiphenyl followed by iodination. Purification: recrystallization from methanol,1 column chromatography.