1-Iodo-3,4-dimethylbenzene (4-iodo-o-xylene, 3,4-dimethyliodobenzene) may be used in the synthesis of the following:3-arylacrylamide3,3-diaryl substituted acrylamide3-arylpropylaminedi-tert-butyl 1-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)hydrazine-1,2-dicarboxylate2,3,7,8-tetramethyldibenzofuranN-(3-(3,4-Dimethylphenyl)-2-phthalimidopropionyl)-2-methylthioaniline