Syntheses and X-ray crystal structures of derivatives of 2,2′,4,4′,6,6′-hexaiodobiphenyl

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/b009666k

Iodination of 1,1′-biphenyl-3,3′,5,5′-tetrol and 1,1′-biphenyl-3,3′-diol with ICl afforded the corresponding 2,2′,4,4′,6,6′-hexaiodo derivatives. Hydrophilic residues aimed at masking the lipophilicity of the iodine atoms were introduced by alkylation of