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Selective reduction of barbituric acids using SmI2/H 2O: Synthesis, reactivity, and structural analysis of tetrahedral adducts
Szostak, Michal,Sautier, Brice,Spain, Malcolm,Behlendorf, Maike,Procter, David J.
, p. 12559 - 12563 (2013/12/04)
Making a mark: Since the 1864 landmark discovery by Adolf von Baeyer, barbituric acids have played a prominent role in organic synthesis. Herein, the first chemoselective monoreduction of barbituric acids to the corresponding hemiaminals is described. The method delivers mono- and bicyclic hemiaminal products by a general single-electron-transfer polarity reversal mechanism. Re-use of this article is permitted in accordance with the Terms and Conditions set out at http://angewandte.org/open.