Samarium generation

Sims KWW, DePaolo DJ, Murrell MT, Baldridge WS, Goldstein SJ, Clague DA (1995) Meehanisms of magma generation beneath Hawaii and mid-oeean ridges uranium/ thorium and samarium/ neodymium isotopic evidence. Seienee 267 508-512... 

On the basis of these experimental results, a possible mechanism has been proposed for the reaction of 1-215 with Sml2 (Scheme 1.52). After formation of the syn-complex A, a rearrangement occurs to give the aldehyde B, which coordinates to the added aldehyde RCHO to afford complex C. Subsequent samarium-catalyzed nucleophilic attack of the secondary alcohol to the carbonyl of RCHO generates a hemiacetal, D. There follows an irreversible intramolecular 1,5-hydride transfer via... 

An example, where two C-C-bonds are formed and one C-C-bond is broken is the synthesis of the tricycle 3-285, which has some similarity with the eudesmane framework 3-286, developed by Kilburn and coworkers (Scheme 3.72) [113]. Thus, exposure of the easily accessible methylenecyclopropyl-cyclohexanone 3-281 to samarium(II) iodide led to the generation of ketyl radical 3-282, which builds up a six-membered ring system with simultaneous opening of the cyclopropane moiety. Subsequent capture of the formed radical 3-283 by the adjacent alkyne group afforded the tricycle 3-285 via 3-284 as a single diastereoisomer in up to 60% yield. It should be noted that in this case the usual necessary addition of HMPA could be omitted. 

A one pot samarium-catalyzed three-component reaction of aldehydes, amines, and nitroal-kanes leads to pyrroles. The reaction proceeds via imines, generated from the amine and carbonyl compound, followed by the Michael addition of the nitro compound (Eq. 10.10).12a In... 

The acetate function of 98 was then cleaved by treatment with samarium diiodide in methanol in high yield (81 %) [44], A potential mechanism for this transformation is shown in Scheme 3.18. Reduction of the ketone function forms a samarium ketyl radical (103). Transfer of a second electron forms a carbanion (104) which undergoes p-elimination of acetate to generate the samarium enolate 105. Protonation and tautomerization then affords the observed product 107. 

Treatment of iV-(a-aminobenzyl)benzotriazoles 648 with samarium diiodide generates radicals 649 that undergo coupling to form vicinal diamines 650 (Scheme 101) <1992TL4763>. Formation of intermediate radicals 649 at low temperature is confirmed by EPR <19990L1755>. Short-living radicals 649 are readily converted to more stable radicals 651 by treatment with 2-methyl-2-nitrosopropane. 

In addtion to Sm metal, Cp 2Sm(TFlF)B (n = 2 or 0) can be a good starting material for allylsamarium generation. In the case of Cp 2Sm(THF) (n = 2 or 0), allylic ethers are useful precursors since they are able to coordinate to the low-valent lanthanide metal via the internal oxygen. Samarium complexes 45 react with allyl benzyl ether 46 to produce allylsamarium complex 47 and benzyloxide 48 as illustrated in Equation (9).26... 

Moreover, propargyl oxiranes 202 were found to react with samarium diiodide and ketones to form a,a -dihydroxyallenes 203 with moderate to high anti-diastereo-selectivities (Scheme 2.62). Aurrecoechea and co-workers [99] reported this reductive coupling to proceed smoothly in the absence of a palladium catalyst, i.e. a direct electron transfer from the samarium(II) to the substrate has to take place in order to generate an allenyl/propargyl samarium intermediate of type 184/185, which is then regioselectively trapped by the electrophile. 

Arnold et alP reported the synthesis and structural characterization of an aryl-oxide-functionalized samarium silsesquioxane complex. Steric protection of 2 by one SiMe2tBu group generated a new disilanol ligand, (c-C5H9)7Si709(0H)2(0SiMe2tBu)... 

Aryl ditellurides are cleaved by samarium diiodide (Sml2) to generate the new nucleophilic species diiodosamarium aryl tellurolate which reacts smoothly with alkyl and acyl... 

Samarium salts are used in optical glass, capacitors, thermoionic generating devices, and in sensitizers of phosphors. The metal is doped with calcium fluoride crystals for use in lasers. It also is used along with other rare earths for carbon-arc lighting. Its alloys are used in permanent magnets. 

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