{{Chembox | Name = Iodocyclohexane | ImageFile = Cyclohexyl iodide.png | ImageSize = 100px | ImageAlt = | PIN = Iodocyclohexane | OtherNames = Cyclohexyl iodide |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo = 626-62-0 | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | ChemSpiderID = 11786 | DTXSID = DTXSID3060821 | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|changed|FDA}} | UNII = | EINECS = 210-957-8 | PubChem = 12289 | StdInChI= 1S/C6H11I/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h6H,1-5H2 | StdInChIKey = FUCOMWZKWIEKRK-UHFFFAOYSA-N | SMILES = IC1CCCCC1 }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | C=6 | H=11 | I=1 | MolarMass = | Appearance = colorless to slightly reddish yellow liquid | Density = 1.624 g/mL | MeltingPtC = | BoilingPtC = 180 | Solubility = Insoluble }} |Section3={{Chembox Hazards | MainHazards = | GHS_ref= | GHSPictograms = | GHSSignalWord = | HPhrases = | PPhrases = | FlashPtC = 71 | AutoignitionPt = }} |Section6={{Chembox Related | OtherCompounds = Chlorocyclohexane<br>Bromocyclohexane<br>Fluorocyclohexane }} }} '''Iodocyclohexane''' is an organoiodine compound with the chemical formula {{chem2|C6H11I}}.<ref name="AA">{{cite web |title=B24840 Iodocyclohexane, 98%, stab. with copper |url=https://www.alfa.com/en/catalog/B24840/ |publisher=Alfa Aesar |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Iodocyclohexane |url=https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/RU/en/product/aldrich/238244 |publisher=Sigma Aldrich |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref>
==Synthesis== Iodocyclohexane has been prepared by the addition of hydrogen iodide to cyclohexene.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=Herman|last1=Stone|first2=Harold|last2=Shechter |title=Iodocyclohexane |journal=Organic Syntheses |date=1951 |volume=31 |pages=66 |doi=10.15227/orgsyn.031.0066}}</ref>
Alternatively, it can be prepared by the reaction of cyclohexane and iodoform.<ref>{{cite web |title=Synthesis of iodocyclohexane from cyclohexane and iodoform |url=https://www.oc-praktikum.de/nop/en/instructions/pdf/3015_en.pdf |publisher=oc-praktikum.de |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref>
==Physical properties== Iodocyclohexane forms colorless to slightly reddish yellow liquid. It is soluble in ethanol, ether, and acetone.<ref name="AA"/>
==Uses== The compound has been used as reagent in demethylation of aryl methyl ethers in DMF under reflux condition.<ref name="AA"/>
==See also== * Iodoalkanes * Iodobenzene
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Category:Organoiodides Category:Cyclohexyl compounds