Abstract
Samarium diiodide (SmI2) is a versatile single electron transfer (SET) reagent in organic synthesis. The advantages of SmI2 arise from various additive induced tailoring of reactions to obtain the desired products in a stereoselective fashion. In most instances, this reagent is used in stoichiometric amount, and this poses a significant environmental issue limiting a broader applicability of SmI2. Despite challenges in the developments of catalytic methods, recent studies have paved the way for catalytic strategies rejuvenating the applications of SmI2 in synthetic organic chemistry. This review aims to summarize different methods that are used to develop catalytic reactions of SmI2. A comparison of different approaches and future outlook of this field are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5312-5319 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 2021 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Oct 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH
Funding
The author of this article thanks Dr. Avik Kumar Pati and Dr. Lalit Kumar for providing valuable suggestions in preparing the manuscript.
Keywords
- Electrochemistry
- Electron transfer
- Lanthanides
- Radical reactions
- Reaction mechanism