Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Iodination:
Any reaction or process in which iodine (and no other elements) are introduced into a
molecule
.
Iodination of
tert
-butyl
benzene
by
electrophilic aromatic substitution
.
Enolate
iodination is part of the
iodoform reaction
.
Related terms:
Chlorination
,
bromination
,
fluorination
,
halogenation
,
NBS
,
N
-bromosuccinimide
,
NCS
,
N
-chlorosuccinimide
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