''N''-Iodosuccinimide (NIS) is a
reagent used in
organic chemistry
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for the
iodination of
alkene
In organic chemistry, an alkene is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond.
Alkene is often used as synonym of olefin, that is, any hydrocarbon containing one or more double bonds.H. Stephen Stoker (2015): General, Organic, an ...
s and as a mild oxidant.
NIS is the iodine
analog
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Computing and electronics
* Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable
** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals
*** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...
of
''N''-chlorosuccinimide (NCS) and
''N''-bromosuccinimide (NBS) which are used for similar applications.
References
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Reagents for organic chemistry
Succinimides
Organoiodides