The RDKit will always convert iodate from the form on the left, with an expanded octet on iodine and a single negative charge, into the form on the right with all single bonds and a charge on every atom (image here https://i.stack.imgur.com/hq3St.png). This happens no matter how I import the molecule, from SMILES or from a file. The only way to avoid it is to skip sanitization, which I'd rather avoid.
Is this the desired behavior? Thanks Jason [image: image.png]
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