title: Samarium-promoted coupling of pyridine-based heteroaryl analogues of benzylic acetates with carbonyl compounds.
abstract: 2-Substituted pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline, bipyridine, and 1,10-phenanthroline analogues of benzylic acetates undergo SmI(2)-promoted coupling with aldehydes and ketones to afford (2-hydroxyalkyl)heteroaromatics. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Walther Cancer Research Center, 251 Nieuwland Science Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
authors.forename: Jeremy A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Weitgenant
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mortison
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Helquist