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Title: iodniation of aromatic compounds using electrochemistry
Post by: zacfre92 on April 01, 2015, 10:27:38 PM

Hello all,
I am currently working on an organic research in which I am trying to oxidize molecular iodine using electro oxidation and then react it with a bunch of deactivated aromatic compounds. I started with the easiest of all, benzene. I am using 10% TFA and dichloromethane as the solvents. All this done in a cell divided by a glass frit under a nitrogen atmosphere. Even though, this reaction should proceed readily I have yet to see any product. I was wondering if anyone of you has suggestions, tips or just literatures concerning this project. Appreciate it!   :)