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						A Novel Iodination of Aromatic Rings Using Iodine/Metallic Nitrate M.S. Yusubov, et. al. Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 19(4), 400-401 (1998) (../rhodium /aromatic.iodination.i2-nitrate.html) Methoxybenzenes are selectively iodinated in high yield using I2/NaNO3/HOAc. This could be a new, easy way to 2C-I and DOI. To a solution of 3 mmol methoxybenzene and 1.7mmol I2 in 10ml HOAc 0.3 mmol NaNO3 was added at room temp, and the mixture heated at 85°C for 6h. Further additions of NaNO3 (3x0.3mmol) was made after 1, 2 and 3h. Workup as usual after reducing residual I2 with 10% NaHSO3.