IBX: an old reagent

In 1893, the 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (1-hydroxy-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one 1-oxide, usually abbreviated as IBX,  was discovered by Hartmann and Meyer1, and was forgotten during almost one century, probably due to its remarkable insolubility in most organic solvents and water. In 1983, Dess and Martin used it to prepare the 1,1,1-triacetoxy-1,1-dihydro-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one 1-oxide another hypervalent iodine reagent. This more soluble oxidative reagent known as Dess-Martin periodinane (DMP) became very popular in organic synthesis, as one of the most convenient reagents available for oxidation of alcohols.