Laboratoire de Catalyse Moléculaire, associé au CNRS, ICMO, Bat 420, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France
Abstract:
A new convenient preparation of samarium dibromide in THF is reported. Pinacol coupling reactions using SmBr2 in catalytic amounts together with mischmetall as a coreductant have been performed with a variety of carbonyl compounds.