Chemical Properties
white to light beige low melting crystalline
Uses
2-Iodobenzaldehyde may be used as a reactant in the synthesis of the following heterocycles:
- 2,3-diaryl-1-indenones
- indolo[1,2-a]quinazolines
- Baylis-Hillman (BH) adducts
It may also be used in preparing:
- 5-phenylindazolo[3,2-b]quinazolin-7(5H)-one
- 4-(3-iodophenyl)-2,2:6,2-terpyridine
- fluoren-9-one
- 2-formyl-3′-methoxybiphenyl
Uses
2-Iodo-benzaldehyde is a very useful synthetic intermediate. It is halogenated Benzaldehyde (B119740) which is mainly used as a precursor to other organic compounds, such as pharmaceuticals, and plastic additives.
General Description
2-Iodobenzaldehyde (
o-iodobenzaldehyde) is a 2-halobenzaldehyde derivative. Its crystals belong to the orthorhombic crystal system and
P2
12
12
1 space group.
