A highly efficient reduction of group 14 heteroatom-chlorine single bonds by using samarium diiodide-mediated reaction systems

Divalent lanthanide derivatives in organic synthesis. 1. Mild preparation of samarium iodide and ytterbium iodide and their use as reducing or coupling agents

Philippe Girard, Jean‐Louis Namy, Henri B. Kagan · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1980 · 1.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry +12

A Mild and Convenient Method for the Reduction of Organic Halides by Using a SmI2-THF Solution in the Presence of Hexamethylphosphoric Triamide (HMPA)

Junji Inanaga, Mitsuhiro Ishikawa, Masaru Yamaguchi · Chemistry Letters · 1987 · 259 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry +3

Polydimethylsilanes

Charles A. Burkhard · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1949 · 190 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +5

Reactions of SmI₂ with Alkyl Halides and Ketones:  Inner-Sphere vs Outer-Sphere Electron Transfer in Reactions of Sm(II) Reductants

Rebecca S. Miller, Jennifer M. Sealy, Masangu Shabangi et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2000 · 182 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry +11

Samarium Iodide-Catalyzed Pinacol Coupling of Carbonyl Compounds

Ryoji Nomura, Tatsuya Matsuno, Takeshi Endō · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1996 · 150 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +8