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WBJEE · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons

Best reagent for nuclear iodination of aromatic compounds is

  1. A \(\mathrm{KI} / \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}\)
  2. B \(I_{2} / C H_{3} C N\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{KI} / \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{I}_{2} / \mathrm{HNO}_{3}\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{I}_{2} / \mathrm{HNO}_{3}\)

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Best reagent for nuclear iodination of aromatic compounds is \(\mathrm{I}_{2} / \mathrm{HNO}_{3}\)