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Efficient preparation of trisubstituted alkenes using the Julia-Lythgoe olefination of ketones. On the key-role of SmI 2 in the reductive elimination step

IE Markó, F Murphy, S Dolan

Index: Marko, Istvan E.; Murphy, Fiona; Dolan, Simon Tetrahedron Letters, 1996 , vol. 37, # 12 p. 2089 - 2092

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Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Modification of the Julia-Lythgoe olefination reaction between ketones and primary sulfones leads to trisubstituted alkenes in good overall yields. Samarium diiodide is shown to play a crucial role in the reductive elimination step. ... These include, inter alia, HMPA, DMPU, Fe(II) ...