Reductive Cleavage of S-S Bond by Samarium Diiodide: Synthesis of β-Thioesters and β-Thionitriles

The reduction of disulfides by samarium diiodide led to sa arium thiolates (ArSSml2).This new thiolate anion species reacted smoothly with α, β -unsaturated esters (nitriles) to give 1,4-addition products β -thioesters and β -thionitriles in good yields under mild and neutralcondition.

Synthesis of Aminomethyl Arylsulfides via Novel Synthetic Auxiliary Benzotriazole Promoted by Samarium Diiodide

Aminomethyl arylsulfides are synthesized through nucleophilic substitution of a benzotriazolate anion by thiolates promoted by samarium diiodide.

Simultaneous Reduction of Nitro Group and S-S Bond in Nitrodisulfides by Samarium Diiodide: A New Approach to Benzothiazolines

Nitrodisulfides were reduced by SmI2/HMPA in anhydrous THF at room temperature to produce active intermediates (samarium thiolates and amides), which were 'living' double-anions and reacted smoothly with aldehydes or ketones to afford benzothiazolines in good yields under mild and neutral conditions.

A New Approach to 2,3-Dihydro-1H-1,5-Benzodiazepines from the Reaction of o-Nitrophenylazide with α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Promoted by Samarium Diiodide

o-Nitrophenylazide was reduced by SmI2 in anhydrous THF at room temperature to produce active intermediate 2 (samarium amide), "living" double-anion in situ which reacted smoothly with α，β-unsaturated ketones to afford 2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepines in good yields under mild and neutral conditions.

Reduction of Elemental Selenium by Samarium Diiodide: the Synthesis of Dithiodiselenides and Dithioselenides

The reduction of elemental selenium by samarium diiodide led to selective formation of selenolate anion species (Se-2(2-) and Se2-), these nucleophilic species reacted readily with sodium alkyl thiosulfates to afford dithiodiselenides and dithioselenides in moderate to good yield under mild conditions.

The Reductive Addition Reaction of Substituted 2-Chloromethyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole to Aldehydes and Ketones Promoted by Samarium Diiodide

1-（β-Hydroxyalkyl）-l,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives were synthesized via reductive addition reactions of 2-chloromethyl-l,3,4-oxadiazole with carbonyl compounds under mild conditions promoted by SmI2.

An antiferromagnetic two-dimensional material: Chromium diiodides monolayer

The two-dimensional(2D)ferromagnetic materials and the related van der Waals homostructures have attracted considerable interest,while the 2D antiferromagnetic material has not yet been reported.Based on first-principles calculations,we investigate both electronic structures and magnetic orderings of bulk and monolayer of chromium diiodides(CrI2).We demonstrate a counter-intuitive fact that the ground state of the free-standing monolayer of CrI2 is antiferromagnetic though the bulk possesses macroscopic ferromagnetic ordering.The interlayer interaction remains antiferromagnetic up to few-layer scenarios.The unique feature of CrI2 makes it an ideal workbench to investigate the relation between magnetic couplings and interlayer van der Waals interactions,and may offer an opportunity to 2D antiferromagnetic spintronic devices.

Samarium Diiodide-Induced Reductive Cleavage of Se-St Bond in Arylselenotrimethylsilane Leading to the Formation of Samarium Arylselenolate: Synthesis of β-Arylseleno Estsrs and β-Arylseleno Nitriles

The Se-St bond in arylselenotrimethylsilane was reduced by samarium diiodide to produce samarium arylselenolate, which reacted with a,β-unsaturated esters or α,β-unsaturated nitriles to give β-selenoesters and β-selenonitriles, respectively.

A Novel Synthesis of 3,4-DihydrO-(2H)-1,2,4-Benzothiadiaizine-1,1-Dioxides Promoted by Samarium Diiodide

Dihydro-(2H)-1 .2.4-benzothiadizine-1. 1-dioixdes were prepared in good yields via reductive cyclization of o-nitrobenzenesulfonamidcs with aldchydes promoted by Sml2 under mild and neutral condition.

Samarium(II) Diiodide Induced Polarity Inversion of π-Allyl Palladium Complexes: The Formation of Allylic Selenides

Allylic acetates were reduced with Pd(0)-SmI2 in the presence of ArSeBr to form corresponding allylic selenides in good yields.

Samarium Diiodide-Mediated Reductive Cleavage of Se-Se Bond of Diacyl Diselenides:A New Method for Synthesis of β-Selenoesters

The reduction of diacyl diselenides by samarium diiodide led to the production ofsamarium acylselenolates, which reacted with a,β-unsaturated esters or nitriles to give β-selenoesters or selenonitriles under mild and neutral conditions.

Diagnostics of Optical Characteristics and Parameters of Gas-Discharge Plasma Based on Mercury Diiodide and Helium Mixture

The results of diagnostics of spectral, temporal and energy characteristics of the radiation of gas-discharge plasma in a mixture of mercury diiodide vapor with helium in the spectral range of 350 - 900 nm, and the plasma parameters in the range of reduced electric field E/N = 1 - 100 Td are presented. The plasma is created in the barrier discharge device with a cylindrical aperture. The electrodes are placed 0.2 m in length at a distance of 0.015 m. The amplitude of the pump pulse, the duration and frequency were 20 - 30 kV, 150 ns and 1 - 20 kHz, respectively. Radiation in the visible region of the spectrum of mercury monoiodide exciplex molecule is revealed. Regu larities in the optical characteristics of the plasma, depending on the partial pressures of the components of the mixture, the electron energy distribution function, mean electron energy, specific losses of discharge power on the process of dissociative excitation of mercury monoiodide (state B2Σ+1/2) molecules as well as the rate constant of dissociative excitation of mercury monoiodide molecules in working mixture depending on the given reduced electric field are established.

Samarium Diiodide Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydro-1 H-benzo[b][1,4]-diazepine Derivatives

Samarium diiodide （SmI2） was found to be an efficient catalyst for the condensation of o-phenylenediamine and ketones to afford the corresponding 2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[b][1,4]-diazepines in moderate to excellent yields under very mild and solvent-free conditions. The real active species here was suggested to be a Sin（Ⅲ） intermediate formed in situ and the mechanism of the present reaction was proposed.

Facile Formation of Ytterbium Diiodide and Its Use in the Synthesis of Allyl Selenides

Ytterbium metal reacts with iodine to generate ytterbium diiodide directly, which can react with diselenides to form ytterbium selenolates (RSeYbI2). These species reacted smoothly with allyl bromide to give allylselenides in moderate to good yields under neutral conditions.

Stereoselective Michael Addition and Michael-aldol Tandem Reaction of Diorganyl Diselenides or Disulfides with Conju-gated Alkynones Mediated by Samarium Diiodide

Stereoselective Michael addition and Michael-aldol tandem reaction of diorganyl diselenides and disulfides with conjugated alkynones mediated by samarium diiodide were studied. The reaction temperature was critical for the stereoselectivity. -Organylselenoalkenones or -organylthioalkenones and ?-organylselenoallylic alcohols or ?-organylthioallylic alcohols were prepared in good yields.

Samarium diiodide induced asymmetric synthesis of γ-butyrolactone using chiral auxiliaries derived from isosorbide and isomannide

The asymmetric reductive coupling reaction of various acrylates derived from D-isosorbide and D-isomannide with acetophenone mediated by samarium diiodide to give both enantiomers of the optically active γ-butyrolactone was described. The best enantiomeric excess of the products was 60%.

Thermoelectric performance of Xl_(2)(X=Ge,Sn,Pb)bilayers

We study the thermal and electronic transport properties as well as the thermoelectric(TE)performance of three two-dimensional(2 D)XI_(2)(X=Ge,Sn,Pb)bilayers using density functional theory and Boltzmann transport theory.We compared the lattice thermal conductivity,electrical conductivity,Seebeck coefficient,and dimensionless figure of merit(ZT)for the XI_(2)monolayers and bilayers.Our results show that the lattice thermal conductivity at room temperature for the bilayers is as low as~1.1 W·m^(-1)·K^(-1)-1.7 W·m^(-1)·K^(-1),which is about 1.6 times as large as the monolayers for all the three materials.Electronic structure calculations show that all the XI_(2)bilayers are indirect-gap semiconductors with the band gap values between 1.84 eV and 1.96 eV at PBE level,which is similar as the corresponding monolayers.The calculated results of ZT show that the bilayer structures display much less direction-dependent TE efficiency and have much larger n-type ZT values compared with the monolayers.The dramatic difference between the monolayer and bilayer indicates that the inter-layer interaction plays an important role in the TE performance of XI_(2),which provides the tunability on their TE characteristics.

Reductive Cleavage of the S-Si Bond in Phenylthio-trimethylsilane:A Novel Method for the Synthesis of Thiolesters

Phenylthiotrimethylsilane is reduced hy samarium diiodide to yield samarium phenylthiolate. This new thiolate anion species reacts with acyl chlorides mildly to give thiolesters in good yields.

Crystal Structure of 3, 4-trans-4, 5-trans-2-Amino-3-cyano-1, 3-diethyloxy carbonyl- 4, 5-di (4-chlorophenyl)cyclopentene

The crystal and molecular structure of 3,4-trans-4, 5-trans-2-amino-3cyano-1, 3-diethyloxy carbonyl-4, 5-di (4-chlorophenyl ) cyclopentene has been determined by X-ray diffraction method. The crystal (C24H22O4N2Cl2, Mr = 473. 35) ismonoclinic with space group P21/c, a= 6. 923(1), b= 33. 178(5), c= 10. 644 (3)β=99. 86(2)°, V=2408. 8(8) A3, Z= 4, Dc= 1. 305g/cm3,μ(MoKa) = 3. 01cm-1,F(000) =984, R=0. 052, Rw=0. 067 for 2147 observed reflections (I】3(I)). Thephenyl groups and the alkoxy carbonyl group are in equatorial positions. The phenylgroups form dihedral angles bf 70. 67 and 66. 74° with the central five-membered ring.

Crystal Structure of 4, 5-trans-2-Amino-1, 3, 3-tricyano-4, 5-di (4-chlorophenyl)cyclopentene. Ethanol. Monohydrate

The crystal and molecular structure of 4, 5-trans-2-amino-1, 3, 3-tri-cyano-4, 5-di(4-chlorophenyl) cyclopentene. ethanol - monohydrate has been deter-mined by X-ray diffraction method. The crystal (C20H12N4Cl2. C2H6O. H2O, Mr=443. 33) is triclinic with space group P1, a= 11. 033(4), b= 12. 199(3), c= 10. 732(3) A, a=114. 46(2), β=118. 33(3) γ=81. 56(3), V=1155- 1(7) A3, Z=2, Dc= 1. 275g/cm3, μ(MoKa) = 3. 05cm-1, F(000) = 460, R= 0. 070, Rw = 0. 089 for1965 observed reflections (I>3(I)). The phenyl groups are in equatorial positionsand form dihedral angles of 67. 89 and 63. 77° with the central 5-ring. X-ray analysisreveals that in the five membered ring the C (1) -C (2) bond is longer than normal double C=C bond while the C(2) -N (2) bond is shorter than normal C(sp)2-N bond.