Rapid and environment friendly method for acid free iodination of industrially important organics using I2/NaClO3/CH3OH system

Abstract

I2/NaClO3/CH3OH act as an efficient iodinating agent for many industrially important organics especially those that do not react well with acids. The method can be performed in an acidfree environment, which provides a practical alternative to other procedures avoiding the use of harsh reaction conditions such as high temperatures and pressures, long reaction time and costly metal catalysts. Furthermore, the ambient conditions, simple synthesis procedure and commercially feasible route for synthesis of iodoorganics make the present method more attractive compared to other iodination protocols.