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The Gatterman reaction is used to convert benzene to benzaldehyde (and derivatives). You need to use the Sandmeyer reaction to add iodo groups to aromatic rings. I think textbooks sometimes gets the two reactions mixed up.

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Q: Why iodobenzene cannot be prepared by Gattermann reaction?
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