Samarium (II) iodide promoted fragmentation and sequential reactions of aromatic 1, 4-diketones

…, K Blann, CW Holzapfel

Index: Bradley; Williams; Blann, Kevin; Holzapfel, Cedric W. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2000 , vol. 65, # 9 p. 2834 - 2836

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Abstract

Since its introduction by Kagan, 1 samarium (II) iodide has found manifold applications in organic chemistry. This powerful one-electron reductant has been extensively employed in standard reduction reactions, 2 where it shows remarkable selectivity. Carbon-carbon bondforming reactions have been explored in some detail, 2-4 as have carbon-heteroatom bond fragmentation reactions. 2 The facility with which SmI2 may be incorporated into ...