Although a considerable number of halogenation reactions of aromatics have been reported,1À3 it is still desirable to seek better, ie quick, inexpensive, easy, and environmentally benign methods. Organic hypervalent iodine reagents nowadays play an important role in organic synthesis,5,6 hence they have also been applied as oxidants for aromatic halogenation. So far, eight organic iodine(III) compounds, viz: iodosylbenzene 1, (diacetoxyiodo)benzene ...