title: Selective reduction of barbituric acids using SmI2/H2O: synthesis, reactivity, and structural analysis of tetrahedral adducts.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL (UK) http://people.man.ac.uk/∼mbdssdp2/. michal.szostak@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szostak
authors.forename: Brice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sautier
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spain
authors.forename: Maike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behlendorf
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Procter
mesh_terms: D001463:Barbiturates / Q000737:chemistry*; D007454:Iodides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012493:Samarium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001463:Barbiturates; D007454:Iodides; D014867:Water; D012493:Samarium; C032232:barbituric acid
keywords: electron transfer; heterocycles; reductive coupling; samarium iodide; synthetic methods