A Samarium “Soluble” Anode: A New Source of SmI₂ Reagent for Electrosynthetic Application

Abstract

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 SmI2. The electrogenerated complex catalyzes various CC bond formations. The reagent is produced continuously (see scheme) and leads to efficient organic electrosynthesis with significantly smaller amounts of solvent than usually required. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.