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SAMARIUM DIIODIDE AS COUPLING AGENT BETWEEN ALDEHYDES AND ORGANIC HALIDES FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF HOMOALLYLIC AND HOMOBENZYLIC ALCOHOLS
Souppe, J.,Namy, J. L.,Kagan, H. B.
, p. 3497 - 3500 (1982)
Many aliphatic aldehydes are transformed into secondary alcohols by reaction with allyl halides or benzylic halides in presence of SmI2
SOME ORGANIC REACTIONS PROMOTED BY SAMARIUM DIIODIDE
Souppe, J.,Danon, L.,Namy, J.L.,Kagan, H.B.
, p. 227 - 236 (2007/10/02)
Various homoallylic alcohols and homobenzylic alcohols were prepared by the reaction between aldehydes and allylic or benzylic halides in the presence of samarium diiodide.This iodide is also a very good reagent for formation of pinacols from aldehydes or ketones.The reactions are especially fast and selective in the case of substituted benzaldehydes.The reactivities of various nitrogen functional groups (imine, oxime, nitro, azo, cyano) towards SmI2 were also examined.
