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Birnbaum-Simonini reaction.

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On heating a silver salt of a fatty acid with `I_(2)` in `C Cl_(4)`, an ester instead of iodoalkane (c.f. Hunsdiecker reaction) is formed For example,
`2RCOOAg+I_(2)overset("heat")(to)underset("Ester")(RCOOR)+CO_(2)+2AgI`
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