N-Iodosuccinimide (NIS) is a reagent used in organic chemistry for the iodination of alkenes and as a mild oxidant.[2]

NIS is the iodine analog of N-chlorosuccinimide (NCS) and N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) which are used for similar applications.

References

  1. ^ "N-Iodosuccinimide". Sigma-Aldrich.
  2. ^ Scott C. Virgil; Zeng, Ying; Kong, Fanzuo; Pigza, Julie A. (2001). "N-Iodosuccinimide". E-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.ri038.pub3. ISBN 0471936235.
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