Preparative Organic Chemistry
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ChemInform Abstract: The Evaluation of Dicyclopentadienylsamarium as a Reagent in Organic Synthesis.
First published: January 12, 1988
ChemInform Abstract
Dicyclopentadienylsamarium (III), which is prepared from SmI2 and cyclopentadienylsodium, is used as a reagent for the reductive coupling of the carbonyl compounds (I) with the halides (II), yielding the alcohols (IV).
