Samarium(ii) iodide-mediated intramolecular pinacol coupling reactions with cyclopropyl ketones

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Dec 7:(45):4791-3. doi: 10.1039/b712542a. Epub 2007 Sep 5.

Abstract

The first reported intramolecular pinacol coupling of cyclopropyl ketones has been achieved, demonstrating that cyclisation competes favourably with ring-opening of the cyclopropyl ketyl radical.