Like the Reformatsky reaction, Samarium-2-Iodide can be used in this reaction, specifically in place of sodium amalgam in the second step, which sees the radical elimination to give the desired product.
One version of this reaction has a final step that can be carried out using caesium carbonate at 70 degrees or NaHDMS at negative 70 degrees. Like the Reformatsky reaction, Samarium-2-Iodide can be used in this reaction, specifically in place of sodium amalgam in the second step, which sees the radical elimination to give the desired product. Using a heteroaryl compound in this reaction forces a Smiles rearrangement followed by spontaneous elimination, while a one-pot version of this reaction uses a tetrazole reagent and is named for Kocienski.  Its first step sees the in situ production of an ester after a carbanion is transformed into an alcohol. Usually resulting in the E-isomer and using n-butyllithium and a ketone, for 10 points, name this reaction which transforms phenyl sulfones to alkenes.
One version of this reaction has a final step that can be carried out using caesium carbonate at 70 degrees or NaHDMS at negative 70 degrees.
{Julia}-Lythgoe olefination