Allyl iodide (3-iodopropene) is an organic halide used in synthesis of other organic compounds such as N-alkyl 2-pyrrolidones, sorbic acid esters, 5,5-disubstituted barbituric acids, and organometallic catalysts. Allyl iodide can be synthesized from methyl iodide on triphenyl phosphite, Finkelstein reaction on allyl halides, or by the action of el...