1,10-Diiododecane is used as an alkylating agent in the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical bis-cryptophanes and as a crosslinking reagent for tetrabutylammonium polygalacturonic acid. it is also used to produce decane at temperature of 20°C.
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Applications
1,10-Diiododecane is used as an alkylating agent in the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical bis-cryptophanes and as a crosslinking reagent for tetrabutylammonium polygalacturonic acid. it is also used to produce decane at temperature of 20°C.
Solubility
Soluble in methanol.
Notes
Keep container tightly sealed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers. Incompatible with oxidizing agents. It is sensitive to light.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Martina Hirayama.; Walter R. Caseri.; Ulrich W. Suter. Reaction of Long-Chain Iodoalkanes with Gold Surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 1998, 202, (1), 167-172.
- John C. Bart.; Dennis G. Peters. Electrochemical reduction of 1,10-dihalodecanes at mercury cathodes in dimethylformamide. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry and Interfacial Electrochemistry. 1990, 280 (1), 129-144.