Halogen bonding properties of 3,4,5-triiodobenzoic acid (1, 2), 1,2,3-triiodobenzene (3), 4-iodobenzoic acid (4), pentaiodobenzoic acid ethanol solvate (5), hexaiodobenzene (6a, 6b, 6c), 4-iodobenzonitrile (7), 3-iodobenzonitrile (8), 2,4diiodoaniline (9), 4-iodoaniline (10), 2-iodoaniline (11), 2iodophenol (12), 4-iodophenol (13), 3-iodophenol (14), 2,4,6triiodophenol (15), 4-iodoanisole ( 16), 3,4,5-triiodoanisole ( 17) have been studied. The results suggested that substituents other than halogen in the aromatic ring affect XB properties of iodide substituents in ortho-, meta-and para-positions. The effect depends on the electron-withdrawing/electron-donating properties of the substituent. Thus, electron-donating substituents with