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A Samarium “Soluble” Anode: A New Source of SmI 2 Reagent for Electrosynthetic Application
Author(s) -
Sahloul Kamar,
Sun Linhao,
Requet Alexandre,
Chahine Youhana,
Mellah Mohamed
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201201390
Subject(s) - samarium , electrosynthesis , reagent , electrolysis , anode , electrochemistry , solvent , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , computer science , organic chemistry , electrode , electrolyte
An electrochemical method to prepare solutions of samarium diiodide in THF is reported. The simple electrolysis of a samarium rod provides a rapid and straightforward in situ synthesis of SmI 2 . The electrogenerated complex catalyzes various CC bond formations. The reagent is produced continuously (see scheme) and leads to efficient organic electrosynthesis with significantly smaller amounts of solvent than usually required.