Samarium(II) iodide

Samarium(II) iodide

Samarium(II) iodide complex with THF
Names
Other names
Samarium diiodide
Identifiers
32248-43-4 YesY
ChemSpider 125002 YesY
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PubChem 141689
Properties
SmI2
Molar mass 404.16 g/mol
Appearance green solid
Melting point 520 °C (968 °F; 793 K)
Hazards
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions
 Samarium(II) chloride
Samarium(II) bromide
Other cations
 Samarium(III) iodide
Europium(II) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Samarium(II) iodide (SmI2, also known as "Kagan's reagent") is a green solid composed of samarium and iodine, with a melting point of 520 °C where the samarium atom has a coordination number of seven in a capped octahedral configuration.[1][2] It can be formed by high temperature decomposition of samarium(III) iodide (SmI3), the more stable iodide.[3][4][5] A convenient lab preparation is to react Sm powder with diiodoethane (ICH2CH2I) in anhydrous THF,[6] or diiodomethane (CH2I2) may also be used. Samarium(II) iodide is a powerful reducing agent – for example it rapidly reduces water to hydrogen.[1] It is available commercially as a dark blue 0.1 M solution in THF.

Sm + ICH2CH2I → SmI2 + C2H4

Reactions

Samarium(II) iodide has become a popular reagent for carbon-carbon bond formation, for example in a Barbier reaction (similar to the Grignard reaction) between a ketone and an alkyl iodide to form a tertiary alcohol:[7]

R1I + R2COR3 → R1R2C(OH)R3
Barbier reaction using SmI2

Typical reaction conditions use SmI2 in THF in the presence of catalytic NiI2.

Esters react similarly (adding two R groups), but aldehydes give by-products. The reaction is convenient in that it is often very rapid (5 minutes or less in the cold). Although samarium(II) iodide is considered a powerful single-electron reducing agent, it does display remarkable chemoselectivity among functional groups. For example, sulfones and sulfoxides can be reduced to the corresponding sulfide in the presence of a variety of carbonyl-containing functionalities (such as esters, ketones, amides, aldehydes, etc.). This is presumably due to the considerably slower reaction with carbonyls as compared to sulfones and sulfoxides. Furthermore, hydrodehalogenation of halogenated hydrocarbons to the corresponding hydrocarbon compound can be achieved using samarium(II) iodide. Also, it can be monitored by the color change that occurs as the dark blue color of SmI2 in THF discharges to a light yellow once the reaction has occurred. The picture shows the dark colour disappearing immediately upon contact with the Barbier reaction mixture.

Work-up is with dilute hydrochloric acid, and the samarium is removed as aqueous Sm3+.

Carbonyl compounds can also be coupled with simple alkenes to form five, six or eight membered rings.[8]

Tosyl groups can be removed from N-tosylamides almost instantaneously, using SmI2 in conjunction with a base. The reaction is even effective for the synthesis of sensitive amines such as aziridines:[9]

Removal of a tosyl group from an N-tosylamide using SmI2

In the Markó-Lam deoxygenation, an alcohol could be almost instantaneously deoxygenated by reducing their toluate ester in presence of SmI2.

Markó-Lam deoxygenation using SmI2

The applications of SmI2 have been reviewed.[10][11][12] The book "Organic Synthesis Using Samarium Diiodie" published in 2009 gives a detailed overview of reactions mediated by SmI2.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-08-037941-9.
  2. ↑ William J. Evans, Tammy S. Gummersheimer, and Joseph W. Ziller (1995). "Coordination Chemistry of Samarium Diiodide with Ethers Including the Crystal Structure of Tetrahydrofuran-Solvated Samarium Diiodide, SmI2(THF)5". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117 (35): 8999–9002. doi:10.1021/ja00140a016.
  3. ↑ G. Jantsch, N. Skalla: "Zur Kenntnis der Halogenide der seltenen Erden. IV. – Über Samarium(II)jodid und den thermischen Abbau des Samarium(III)jodids", Zeitschrift für Allgemeine und Anorganische Chemie, 1930, 193, 391–405; doi:10.1002/zaac.19301930132.
  4. ↑ G. Jantsch: "Thermischer Abbau von seltenen Erd(III)halogeniden", Die Naturwissenschaften, 1930, 18 (7), 155–155; doi:10.1007/BF01501667.
  5. ↑ Gmelins Handbuch der anorganischen Chemie, System Nr. 39, Band C 6, p. 192–194.
  6. ↑ P. Girard, J. L. Namy and H. B. Kagan (1980). "Divalent Lanthanide Derivatives in Organic Synthesis. 1. Mild Preparation of SmI2 and YbI2 and Their Use as Reducing or Coupling Agents". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 102 (8): 2693–2698. doi:10.1021/ja00528a029.
  7. ↑ Machrouhi, Fouzia; Hamann, Béatrice; Namy, Jean-Louis; Kagan, Henri B. (1996). "Improved Reactivity of Diiodosamarium by Catalysis with Transition Metal Salts". Synlett 1996 (7): 633–634. doi:10.1055/s-1996-5547.
  8. ↑ Molander, G. A.; McKiie, J. A. (1992). "Samarium(II) iodide-induced reductive cyclization of unactivated olefinic ketones. Sequential radical cyclization/intermolecular nucleophilic addition and substitution reactions". J. Org. Chem. 57 (11): 3132–3139. doi:10.1021/jo00037a033.
  9. ↑ Ankner, Tobias; Göran Hilmersson (2009). "Instantaneous Deprotection of Tosylamides and Esters with SmI2/Amine/Water". Organic Letters (American Chemical Society) 11 (3): 503–506. doi:10.1021/ol802243d. PMID 19123840.
  10. ↑ Patrick G. Steel (2001). "Recent developments in lanthanide mediated organic synthesis". J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 (21): 2727–2751. doi:10.1039/a908189e.
  11. ↑ Molander, G. A.; Harris, C. R. (1996). "Sequencing Reactions with Samarium(II) Iodide". Chem. Rev. 96 (1): 307–338. doi:10.1021/cr950019y. PMID 11848755.
  12. ↑ K. C. Nicolaou, Shelby P. Ellery, Jason S. Chen (2009). "Samarium Diiodide Mediated Reactions in Total Synthesis". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48 (39): 7140–7165. doi:10.1002/anie.200902151. PMC 2771673. PMID 19714695.
  13. ↑ Procter, David J.; Flowers,II, Robert A.; Skydstrup, Troels (2009). Organic Synthesis Using Samarium Diiodide. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-1-84755-110-8.
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