83568-64-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Samarium Di-iodide: A Useful Electron Donor in Organic Synthesis
Ananthanarayan, T. P.,Gallagher, Timothy,Magnus, Philip
, p. 709 - 710 (1982)
Samarium di-iodide selectively cleaves the 2-chloroethyl carbamate (1), and fragments the 11α-steroidal xanthate (3), where other reducing reagents fail.
Reductive Cleavage of the 9,10-Bond in 11-Oxygenated Steroids: a New Method for the Partial Synthesis of the Vitamin D Skeleton
Ananthanarayan, T. P.,Magnus, Philip,Norman, Anthony W.
, p. 1096 - 1098 (2007/10/02)
11-Oxygenated steroids with a ring A dienone system are reduced in non-protic media with cleavage of the 9,10-bond, and the resulting 9,10-secosteroids (2) or (5) were converted into 9,10-secocholesta-1,3,5(10)-triene-3-ol (12), an unknown isomer of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3).
