A general electron transfer reduction of lactones using SmI2–H2O
作者:Michal Szostak、Karl D. Collins、Neal J. Fazakerley、Malcolm Spain、David J. Procter
DOI:10.1039/c2ob00017b
日期:——
transfer reduction of lactones of all ring sizes and topologies using SmI2–H2O and a Lewis base to tune the redox properties of the complex. The current protocol permits instantaneous reduction of lactones to the corresponding diols in excellent yields, under mild reaction conditions and with useful chemoselectivity. We demonstrate the broad utility of this transformation through the reduction of complex