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iodolactonization  

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  • Iodolactonization (or, more generally, halolactonization) is an organic reaction that forms a ring (the lactone) by the addition of an oxygen and iodine across a carbon-carbon double bond. It is an intramolecular variant of the halohydrin synthesis reaction.ation has also been used by Elias James Corey to synthesize numerous prostaglandins. (From Wikipedia)

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