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The SmI 2 −H 2 O reducing system shows complete selectivity for six-membered lactones over other classes of lactone and esters. Experimental and computational studies suggest that the origin of the selectivity lies in the initial electron-transfer to the lactone carbonyl.
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Duffy et al. (2008) studied this question.
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