Samarium (II) iodide

BeschreibungSamarium(II) iodide, SmI2, when employed as a solution for organic synthesis, is known as “Kagan’s reagent.” SmI2 is a green solid and its solutions are green as well. It is a strong one-electron reducing agent that is used in organic synthesis. Solid, solvent-free SmI2 forms by high-temperature decomposition of samarium(III) iodide (SmI3).

VerwendenSamarium(II) iodide solution (SmI2) can be used as a reagent in the synthesis of:Benzannulated pyrrolizidines and indolizidines by SmI2-induced cyclizations of indole derivatives.Chiral 4-substituted 2-oxazolidinones and 5,5-disubstituted oxazolidinones through asymmetric Reformatsky type reaction.γ-Aminoalkyl substituted γ-butyrolactones via ketyl-alkene coupling reaction.It can also be used in:Reduction of conjugated double and triple bonds into alkenes using SmI2/H2O/amine mixtures.Conversion of β-hydroxyketones into 1,3-diols by SmI2/H2O/Et3N.Selective reduction of 6-membered lactones to the corresponding diols/triols using SmI2-H2O reagent system.SmI2 is an effective single-electron reducing agent for the promotion of ketone-olefin, ketyl aryl cyclizations, and pinacol coupling reactions under mild conditions. Often both intramolecular and intermolecular couplings proceed in a highly stereoselective fashion. It is also used in the synthesis of new heteroleptic samarium aryloxide/cyclopentadienide complexes.