A variation uses ascorbic acid as the iodine scavenger,3,4 which is oxidized by 1:1 stoichiometry to dehydroascorbic acid: + → + + + − C6H8O6 I2 C6H6O6 2H 2I
A variation uses ascorbic acid as the iodine scavenger,3,4 which is oxidized by 1:1 stoichiometry to dehydroascorbic acid: + → + + + − C6H8O6 I2 C6H6O6 2H 2I