Allyl iodide (3-iodopropene) is an organic halide used in synthesis of other organic compounds such as N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidones,[1][failed verification] sorbic acid esters,[1] 5,5-disubstituted barbituric acids,[2][failed verification] and organometallic catalysts.

[3][failed verification] Allyl iodide can be synthesized from allyl alcohol and methyl iodide on triphenyl phosphite,[4] Finkelstein reaction on allyl halides,[5] or by the action of elemental phosphorus and iodine on glycerol.

[6][7] Allyl iodide dissolved in hexane can be stored for up to three months in a dark freezer at −5 °C (23 °F) before decomposition into free iodine becomes apparent.

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