Samarium(II)-iodide-mediated cyclizations in natural product synthesis
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Samarium(II)-mediated linker cleavage-cyclization in fluorous synthesis: Reactions of samarium enolates
(a) James, K. M.; Willetts, N.; Procter, D. J. Samarium(II)-mediated linker cleavage-cyclization in fluorous synthesis: Reactions of samarium enolates. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 1203-1206;
A convenient samarium-promoted synthesis of aliphatic (E)-nitroalkenes under mild conditions
(c) Concellon, J. M.; Bernad, P. L.; Rodriguez-Solla, H.; Concellon, C. A convenient samarium-promoted synthesis of aliphatic (E)-nitroalkenes under mild conditions. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 5421-5423;
New methods for carbocyclic synthesis applicable to the gibberellic acids: Steroselective introduction of the angular vinyl grouping and pinacolic cyclization of keto aldehydes
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For example, Corey, E. J.; Carney, R. L. New methods for carbocyclic synthesis applicable to the gibberellic acids: Steroselective introduction of the angular vinyl grouping and pinacolic cyclization of keto aldehydes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1971, 93, 7318-7319.
Chlorotrimethylsilane as an activating reagent in the samarium-promoted cyclopropanation of allylic and -allenic alcohols
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Reduction and coupling reactions of carbonyl compounds using samarium metal in aqueous media
(b) Talukdar, S.; Fang, J.-M. Reduction and coupling reactions of carbonyl compounds using samarium metal in aqueous media. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 330-333.
Direct formation of benzoins from diarylmethanones via a rearrangement reaction promoted by samarium metal in DMF
(a) Liu, Y.; Xu, X.; Zhang, Y. Direct formation of benzoins from diarylmethanones via a rearrangement reaction promoted by samarium metal in DMF. Synlett 2004, 445-448;
Intramolecular cyclization and disilylation of 1,1-dicyano-2,2-diarylethenes promoted by samarium=TMSCl in DMF: A new approach to the syntheses of polysubstituted indenes
(b) Liu, Y.; Zhao, Q.; Zhang, Y. Intramolecular cyclization and disilylation of 1,1-dicyano-2,2-diarylethenes promoted by samarium=TMSCl in DMF: A new approach to the syntheses of polysubstituted indenes. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 4571-4575;
Formation of 1,4-diketones via bis-acylation of the conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds in acrylates, acrylamides, methyl vinyl ketone, and styrenes with aroyl chlorides promoted by samarium metal in DMF
(c) Liu, Y.; Zhang, Y. Formation of 1,4-diketones via bis-acylation of the conjugated carbon-carbon double bonds in acrylates, acrylamides, methyl vinyl ketone, and styrenes with aroyl chlorides promoted by samarium metal in DMF. Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 8429-8437.