OXY IODINATION INCORPORATING AN IODINE GENERATOR FOR THE CONVERSION OF METHYL IODIDE TO IODINE

摘要

A process for the vapor phase iodination of an aromatic compound which involves combusting an alkyl aromatic iodide in the presence of oxygen to produce molecular iodine and feeding the molecular iodine and an aromatic compound to an oxyiodination reaction to iodinate aromatic compounds.