Photoinduced metallation of non-activated C-Cl bonds with samarium diiodide: Synthesis of alkenes (Z) with high selectivity through b -eliminations.

José M. Concellón,* Humberto Rodríguez-Solla, Carmen Simal and Mónica Huerta
*Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julián Clavería, 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain, Email: jmcguniovi.es

JM Concellon, H. Rodriguez-Solla, C. Simal, M. Huerta, Org. Lett., 2005, 7, 5833-5835.