Observations on the samarium diiodide-promoted C-C fragmentation/ring expansion chemistry of some aliphatic 1,4-diketones

D. Bradley G. Williams, Kevin Blann, Cedric W. Holzapfel

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Abstract

The observations on the samarium diiodide-promoted C-C fragmentation/ring expansion chemistry of some aliphatic 1,4-diketones were presented. It was found that some photochemical electron transfer, as well as SmI2-mediated transformations were carried out on non-aromatic substrates. It was shown that given the otherwise identical molecule, the ability of the SmI2 HMPA complex to chelate the 1,4-dicarbonyl moiety in the one case and not in the other is the primary factor that determines the fragmentation reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)219-220
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Feb 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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