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Cyclopentane Formation from Flexible Precursors Using Samarium(II) Reagents
Aretz, Christopher D.,Escobedo, Humberto,Cowen, Bryan J.
supporting information, p. 1880 - 1884 (2018/05/09)
Three efficient methods for five-membered ring carbocycle synthesis have been developed from simple starting materials using samarium(II) reagents. A Reformatsky aldol reaction proceeded efficiently with samarium(II) iodide using lithium bromide as an additive. A new intramolecular alkylation of a samarium enolate was realized with a pendant sulfonate ester leaving group. Pinacol cyclization of a simple diketone was also demonstrated giving a diol product in high stereoselectivity. A promising lead result has been established demonstrating enantioselectivity in a chiral ligand controlled Reformatsky aldol reaction.
