title: Samarium(II)-mediated pinacol coupling in water: occurrence of unexpected disproportionation and action of low-valent samarium as an active species.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Mechanistic studies of one-electron reduction in water using samarium were carried out. Unexpected disproportionation in water was observed via UV-vis spectroscopic analysis. This fact indicates that low-valent samarium species can exist in water. Furthermore, the SmCl(3)-Sm and SmCl(3)-Mg systems were found to act as good one-electron reducing agents in water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Science, Faculty of Education, Ibaraki University, Mito, Ibaraki 310-8512, Japan. smatsukawa@mx.ibaraki.ac.jp
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsukawa
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hinakubo