Young Research Club, Department of Chemistry, Gachsaran branch, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran, Iran ; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
Abstract:
A simple and efficient method for the selective iodination of various aromatic compounds by using potassium iodide in the presence of benzyltriphenylphosphonium perchlorate, is reported. This method provides several advantages such as good selectiveity between ortho and para positions of aromatic compounds and high yields of the products.