title: Stereospecific and highly stereoselective cyclopropanation reactions promoted by samarium.
abstract: Samarium metal and samarium diiodide have become important tools as selective cyclopropanating agents in organic synthesis due to their high chemo- and stereoselectivity. Therefore, Sm and SmI(2) are the ideal reagents to prepare cyclopropane derivatives. This tutorial review highlights C-C multiple bond cyclopropanation processes promoted by samarium or samarium diiodide.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8, 33071 Oviedo, Spain. hrsolla@uniovi.es
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Concellón
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Solla
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Concellón
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: del Amo
mesh_terms: D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D007454:Iodides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012493:Samarium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D003521:Cyclopropanes; D007454:Iodides; D012493:Samarium; C409809:samarium diiodide