Tetraiodobenzenes form a group of
iodobenzenes with four
iodine
Iodine is a chemical element with the symbol I and atomic number 53. The heaviest of the stable halogens, it exists as a semi-lustrous, non-metallic solid at standard conditions that melts to form a deep violet liquid at , and boils to a vi ...
atoms as
substituents
A substituent is one or a group of atoms that replaces (one or more) atoms, thereby becoming a moiety in the resultant (new) molecule. (In organic chemistry and biochemistry, the terms ''substituent'' and ''functional group'', as well as ''side ...
(C
6H
2I
4). By their different arrangement, three
constitutional isomers
In chemistry, a structural isomer (or constitutional isomer in the IUPAC nomenclature) of a compound is another compound whose molecule has the same number of atoms of each element, but with logically distinct bonds between them. The term metam ...
are possible.
See also
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Tetrachlorobenzene
Tetrachlorobenzene is any of three isomeric chlorobenzenes with the molecular formula . They differ by the positions of the chlorine atoms around the ring. Tetrachlorobenzenes are colorless crystalline compounds.
Properties
Synthesis
1,2,4,5-T ...
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Tetrabromobenzene
1,2,4,5-Tetrabromobenzene is a bromobenzene with the formula C6H2Br4. It is one of three isomers of tetrabromobenzene. The compound is a white solid. 1,2,4,5-Tetrabromobenzene is an important metabolite of the flame retardant hexabromobenzene ...
References
[''Handbook of Data on Common Organic Compounds'', S. 466 ().]
[{{cite journal , doi=10.1021/jo00172a063 , title=Periodination of benzene with periodate/Iodide , date=1983 , last1=Mattern , first1=Daniell Lewis , journal=The Journal of Organic Chemistry , volume=48 , issue=24 , pages=4772–4773 ]
Iodobenzenes