Synthesis of Symmetrical Diaryliodonium Salts

Synthesis of diaryliodonium salts from aromatics and potassium iodate was investigated by means of orthogonal and single factor methods.Results showed that the yields of diphenyl iodonium hexafluorophosphate,dimethylphenyl iodonium hexafluorophosphate,di-tert-butyl phenyl iodonium hexafluorophosphate and bisdodecylphenyl iodonium hexafluorophosphate reached 52.7%,63.6%,68.7% and 45.9%,respectively.All the products were confirmed with liquid chromatography,LC-MS and NMR.