Two characteristic absorption peaks for I-O group of some substituted iodosobcn-zencs were identified in the region 320-625cm
-1 by comparing the IR spectra of the substituted iodosobenzenes with corresponding substituted iodobenzen.es. These two peaks could be assigned to asymmetric vibration v
as and symmetric vibration v
s of

group in the polymeric structure of these iodosocompoumds. The cor-relation of v
IO to the substituent constants σ
1,σ
R0 and E
s was studied by linear regression analysis. The linear regression equations of the para substituent and meta substituent were obbtained as follows:para: v
IO= ρ
1σ
1+ρ
Rσ
R0+C meta: v
IO= ρ
1σ
1+ρ
Rσ
R0+SE
s+C