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On the mechanism of the intramolecular samarium barbier reaction. Probes for formation of radical and organosamarium intermediates

  • Dennis P. Curran
  • , Xin Gu
  • , Wei Zhang
  • , Paul Dowd
  • University of Pittsburgh

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Abstract

A new type of mechanistic probe for the intramolecular samarium Barbier reaction has been designed, and two different probe substrates have been investigated in detail. Remarkably, no unambiguous evidence could be obtained in favor of any of the obvious intermediates (free alkyl or alkoxy radicals, ketyls, organosamarium species) that are postulated for this reaction. Several possibilities for modified mechanisms are suggested.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9023-9042
Number of pages20
JournalTetrahedron
Volume53
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 7 1997

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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