Question

Iodination of benzene with iodine is carried in presence of an oxidising agent. Why?

Answer 1

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Iodination Of Benzene is difficult to synthesise. Because the reaction is reversible and the HI produced is a strong reducing Agent to reduce Iodobenzene back to Benzene.

Hence this reaction is carried out in the presence of a strong oxidising agent like Iodic acid or Nitric acid that oxidises the HI formed in the reaction to Iodine, Enabling the reaction to Proceed in the forward direction.

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