Mechanistic Study of the SmI2/H2O/Amine-Mediated Reduction of Alkyl Halides: Amine Base Strength (p K BH+) Dependent Rate

A Dahlén, G Hilmersson

Index: Kamochi, Yasuko; Kudo, Tadahiro Heterocycles, 1993 , vol. 36, # 10 p. 2383 - 2396

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... Volume: Page ... SmI 2 is suggested to be a monomer in THF, and it crystallizes as a pentagonal bipyramid, ie, SmI 2 (THF) 5 . 10 Furthermore, we and other groups have previously shown that addition of water to a THF solution of SmI 2 results in a significant shift ...