Electrophilic Iodination of Organic Compounds Using Elemental Iodine or Iodides: Recent Advances 2008–2021: Part I

The iodination of organic compounds is of great importance in synthetic organic chemistry. It opens comprehensive approaches for the synthesis of various biologically active compounds. The recent advances in iodination of organic compounds using elemental iodine or iodides, covering the last thirteen years, are the objective of the present review.