Rapid and mild deoxygenation of organoheteroatom oxides with the efficient electron transfer system SmI 2–tetrahydrofuran–hexamethylphosphoric triamide

Y Handa, J Inanaga, M Yamaguchi

Index: Handa, Yuichi; Inanaga, Junji; Yamaguchi, Masaru Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1989 , # 5 p. 298 - 299

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Abstract

A variety of organoheteroatom oxides such as sulphoxides, sulphones, N-oxides, a phosphine oxide, and an organo tin oxide were rapidly deoxygenated at room temperature by using a stoicheiometric amount of SmI2 in tetrahydrofuran–hexamethylphosphoric triamide.