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<strong><span style="color: rgb(118, 118, 118); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Iodine monobromide is used as an electrophile employed in a new synthetic approach to polyketide structural units. It is also used in iodometry and serves as a source of I</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 0; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em; color: rgb(118, 118, 118); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">+</span><span style="color: rgb(118, 118, 118); font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">. It is a powerful iodinating agent used in organic synthesis as well as involved in the synthesis of radioiodinated fatty acids for heart imaging.</span></strong></p>