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Samarium and a catalytic amount of iodine were used to obtain functionalized cyclopentenes by reductive dimerization followed by intramolecular cyclization of 1,1-dicyanoalkenes under mild conditions.
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Jue, C., Yong-min, Z. Reductive cyclodimerization of arylmethylidenemalononitriles promoted by samarium and catalytic amount of iodine: facile synthesis of cyclopentene derivatives. J. Zheijang Univ.-Sci. 5, 218–221 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1631/BF02840926
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Key words
- Metallic samarium
- Catalyzed by iodine
- 1,1-dicyanoalkenes
- Reductive cyclodimerization
- Cyclopentene derivatives