To provide a method for producing an organic
iodine compound, by which the organic
iodine compound useful as a
polymerization initiator, a synthetic
raw material for various chemicals, or the like, can industrially advantageously be produced in a good yield and in good purity.SOLUTION: The method for producing the organic
iodine compound represented by general formula (IV) comprises reacting a polyhydric
alcohol represented by general formula (I) with a halogenocarboxylic acid represented by general formula (II) in the presence of an acid to obtain an ester compound represented by general formula (III) and reacting the ester compound with an
iodide salt in the presence of a Lewis acid. (In the formula, L represents an n-valent
organic group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, X represents a
chloride atom or a
bromide atom, and R1 and R2 each independently represent an
alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or together represent an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.). N represents an integer of 2 to 6. A represents a positive number of 0 or more and less than n, and b represents a positive number of more than 0 and n or less. Here, a + b = n. ) SELECTED DRAWING: None