A-lodo acids are not normally prepared by direct iodination of carboxylic acids under conditions of the HellVolhardZelinsky

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A-lodo acids are not normally prepared by direct iodination of carboxylic acids under conditions of the Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky reaction. Show how you could convert octadecanoic acid to its 2-iodo derivative by an efficient sequence of reactions.
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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