“…The iodide dependence was the subject of a long controversy, but most of the studies provided experimental evidence that the rate order only depends on the iodide concentration range. The order is 1 at a small iodide concentration − ,,,, (i.e., less than 5 × 10 –7 M), while it becomes 2 at concentrations between 5 × 10 –6 M and 10 –3 M. ,,− ,− ,,, At a much higher concentration, it may be less than 2. All of these results are consistent with the fully accepted mechanism, which highlights the importance of the intermediate species I 2 O 2 or its equivalent hydrated form H 2 I 2 O 3 , as written by the following mechanism With The first step, which involves the dissociation equilibrium of iodic acid {eq }, has been early proposed , with the suggestion that the electron-deficient iodyl cation IO 2 + is an intermediate species.…”