Water effects on SmI2 reductions: A novel method for the synthesis of alkyl thiols by SmI2-promoted reductions of sodium alkyl thiosulfates and alkyl thiocyanates

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3203-3208

  Zhan, Zhuang Ping ^a   Lang, Kai ^a   Liu, Feng ^a   Hu, Li Ming ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alky thiol; Cosolvent; Reduction; Samarium diiodide; Water

Indexed keywords

SAMARIUM DIIODIDE; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOSULFATE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 5344243752     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-200028622     Document Type: Article

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