N. Obeid et L. Skulski, One-pot procedures for preparing (dichloroiodo)arenes from arenes and diiodine, with chromium(VI) oxide as the oxidant, MOLECULES, 6(11), 2001, pp. 869-874
Ten representative (dichloroiodo)arenes, ArICl2, were prepared from the cor
responding arenes and diiodine in variable anhydrous mixtures, ArH/I-2/CrO3
/AcOH/Ac2O/conc. H2SO4, followed by the addition of conc. hydrochloric acid
, used as the source of chlorine; ArICl2 are useful in organic synthesis as
mild and selective chlorinating and/or oxidizing agents.