Use of Samarium Diiodide as an Alternative to Sodium/Mercury Amalgam in the Julia-Lythgoe Olefination
Gary E. Keck*, Kenneth A. Savin and Michael Weglarz
*Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112,
Email: keck
chem.utah.edu
G. E. Keck, K. A. Savin, M. Weglarz, J. Org. Chem., 1995, 60, 3194-3204.
DOI: 10.1021/jo00115a041
Abstract
The use of SmI2 in the reductive elimination of 1,2-acetoxy sulfones (Julia-Lythgoe olefination) and the reductive cleavage of vinyl sulfones is reported. A mechanistic study revealed some of the intricacies of the SmI2-promoted Julia-Lythgoe olefination. The classical Na/Hg reductive method was also examined, and an alternative mechanism was proposed.
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originally proposed mechanism for the Julia-Lythgoe reduction (M = Na, SmI2)
alternative mechanism for the Na/Hg reductive cleavage of acetoxy sulfones
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Key Words
Julia olefination, Sulfones, Samarium Diiodide
ID: J42-Y1995-310
