title: Samarium diiodide coupling of enones: a remarkable cascade sequence.
abstract: [reaction: see text] Treatment of cyclic enones with SmI(2) in THF/MeOH (4:1) led to tricyclic diol products in one step and, in the case of enone 7, gave the tetracycle 13 as a single diastereoisomer in up to 67% yield.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK SO17 1BJ.
authors.forename: Dean M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Howells
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: Faye C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Light
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Hursthouse
authors.forename: Jeremy D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kilburn