Highly diastereoselective samarium-Reformatsky reaction of chiral α-bromoacetyl-2-oxazolidinones with aldehydes

Enantioselective aldol condensations. 2. Erythro-selective chiral aldol condensations via boron enolates

David A. Evans, Javier Bartrolí, Thomas L. Shih · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1981 · 1.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry +7

Samarium-catalyzed intramolecular Tishchenko reduction of .beta.-hydroxy ketones. A stereoselective approach to the synthesis of differentiated anti 1,3-diol monoesters

David A. Evans, Amir H. Hoveyda · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1990 · 411 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +8

A Facile Synthesis of Chiral γ-Butyrolactones in Extremely High Enantioselectivity Mediated by Samarium(II) Iodide

Shin‐ichi Fukuzawa, Kazutaka Seki, Masahiro Tatsuzawa et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1997 · 124 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +7

Remote Stereochemical Control of Both Reacting Centers in Ketyl-Olefin Radical Cyclizations:  Involvement of a Samarium Tridentate Ligate

Gary A. Molander, J. Christopher McWilliams, B.C. Noll · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1997 · 71 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +12

Samarium(II) Iodide Promoted Intermolecular Ketone-Olefin Couplings Chelation-Controlled by .alpha.-Hydroxyl Groups

Motoi Kawatsura, Fuyuhiko Matsuda, Haruhisa Shirahama · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1994 · 69 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +4