Selective Conjugate Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Esters and Amides via SmI2-Promoted Electron Transfer Process

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1991.2117

α,β-Unsaturated esters and amides were rapidely and selectively reduced to the coresponding saturated ones under mild conditions without affecting coexisting isolated double or triple bonds by using the reduction system, SmI2-N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA)-proton source.