Dess–Martin per­iodi­nane

Other names: 3-oxo-1λ⁵,2-benziodoxole-1,1,1(3H)-triyl triacetate, DMP

C₁₃H₁₃IO₈

42/50 uncommon

Dess-Martin periodinane, often abbreviated 'DMP', is an invaluable synthetic reagent used as powerful oxidizing agent. This unusual complex is called a 'periodinane' or a 'λ⁵-iodane' because it features a hypervalent iodine atom in the +5 oxidation state.