2-Iodobenzoic acid
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
2-Iodobenzoic acid | |
| Other names
o-Iodobenzoic acid | |
| Identifiers | |
| 88-67-5 | |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:287979 |
| ChEMBL | ChEMBL112424 |
| ChemSpider | 6675 |
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| PubChem | 6941 |
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| Properties | |
| C7H5IO2 | |
| Molar mass | 248.018 |
| Density | 2.25 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 162 °C (324 °F; 435 K) |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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2-Iodobenzoic acid, or o-iodobenzoic acid, is an organic compound with the formula IC6H4COOH. The synthesis of 2-iodobenzoic acid via the diazotization of anthranilic acid is commonly performed in university organic chemistry labs. One of its most common uses is as a precursor for the preparation of IBX and Dess–Martin periodinane, both used as mild oxidants.
Synthesis
2-Iodobenzoic acid can be synthesized via a Sandmeyer reaction consisting of the diazotization of anthranilic acid followed by a diazo replacement. First anthranilic acid is treated with nitrous acid in order to convert the amino group into the diazo group. The diazo group is ejected, yielding a carbocation which is then attacked by the ''''highly nucleophilic I−???'' anion.

The nitrous acid is usually generated in situ from sodium nitrite.
