Aromatic iodination can be carried out with a number of reagents, including iodine monochloride, ICl. What is the direction of polarization of ICl? Propose a mechanism for the iodination of an aromatic ring with ICl.
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Iodine monochloride (ICl) is a polar molecule because iodine (I) is less electronegative than chlorine (Cl). The electronegativity of chlorine is higher than that of iodine, which means that chlorine will attract the shared electrons more strongly. Therefore, the Show more…
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