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What is Iodolactonisation?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Iodolactionisation is when a lactone is formed from an unsaturated carboxylic acid using iodine. The iodine attacks the double bond forming a (positive) iodinium ion (like an epoxide). The OH group of the acid then attacks the most substituted end of the iodinium ion intramolecularly, forming a cyclic ester know as a lactone, with a pendant iodine

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