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hexaiodobenzene
Sign in to saveHexaiodobenzene is an aryl iodide and a six-substituted iodobenzene with the formula C6I6. Structurally, it is a derivative of benzene, in which all hydrogen atoms are replaced by iodine atoms. It forms orange crystals that are poorly soluble in all solvents. It adopts the expected structure with a central ring.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6I6
- Molecular weight
- 833.49 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexaiodobenzene
- SMILES
- C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1I)I)I)I)I)I
- InChIKey
- QNMKKFHJKJJOMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 5.8
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 833.426838
Show 3 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₆I₆
- canonical SMILES
- C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1I)I)I)I)I)I
- Commons category
- Hexaiodobenzene
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Preparation
- Properties
- Physical properties
- Crystallographic properties
- References
Hexaiodobenzene is an aryl iodide and a six-substituted iodobenzene with the formula C6I6. Structurally, it is a derivative of benzene, in which all hydrogen atoms are replaced by iodine atoms. It forms orange crystals that are poorly soluble in all solvents. It adopts the expected structure with a central ring.
== Preparation == The compound was first prepared by iodination of benzoic acid in the presence of hot fuming sulfuric acid. Another method of synthesis is the reaction between benzene with periodic acid and potassium iodide in sulfuric acid at 100 °C. This method instead produces 1,2,4,5-tetraiodobenzene if done at room temperature.
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