Dinitroiodo compounds have received little attention, as only a few of them are described in the literature. During a program of research on nitration of some iodo2J compounds in this laboratory, nitration of 4-nitro-o-iodotoluene was undertaken for detailed investigation. The reaction can be expected to give three dinitro isomers, viz., 3, 4-(I); 4, 5-(11) and 4, 6-(111) dinitro-o-iodotoluenes. Only two isomers, Le., 4, 5-dinitro-(II) and 4, 6-dinitro-o- ...
