title: Secondary Amides as Hydrogen Atom Transfer Promoters for Reactions of Samarium Diiodide.
abstract: Two secondary amides (N-methylacetamide and 2-pyrrolidinone) were used as additives with SmI2in THF to estimate the extent of N-H bond weakening upon coordination. Mechanistic and synthetic studies demonstrate significant bond-weakening, providing a reagent system capable of reducing a range of substrates through formal hydrogen atom transfer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University , 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States.
authors.forename: Tesia V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Chciuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University , 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States.
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University , 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States.
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Lopez
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University , 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States.
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University , 6 East Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2295-1336
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Flowers