Iodobenzene

Iodobenzene
Iodobenzene
Iodobenzene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Iodobenzene
Other names
Phenyl iodide
Identifiers
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H5I/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H checkY
    Key: SNHMUERNLJLMHN-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H5I/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H
    Key: SNHMUERNLJLMHN-UHFFFAOYAQ
  • c1ccc(cc1)I
Properties
C6H5I
Molar mass 204.01 g/mol
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 1.823 g/cm3
Melting point −29 °C (−20 °F; 244 K)
Boiling point 188 °C (370 °F; 461 K)
Insoluble
log P 3
-92.00·10−6 cm3/mol
Viscosity 1.5042 mPa·s (300.65 K)[1]
Hazards
Flash point 74.44 °C (165.99 °F; 347.59 K)
Thermochemistry
0.779 J/K
Related compounds
Related halobenzenes
Fluorobenzene
Chlorobenzene
Bromobenzene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Iodobenzene is an aryl iodide and the simplest of the iodobenzenes, consisting of a benzene ring substituted with one iodine atom. Its chemical formula is C6H5I. It is useful as a synthetic intermediate in organic chemistry. It is a volatile colorless liquid, although aged samples appear yellowish.

  1. ^ Viswanath, D.S.; Natarajan, G. (1989), Data Book on the Viscosity of Liquids, Hemisphere Publishing, ISBN 0-89116-778-1