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Samarium(II) iodide
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<p>Samarium(II) iodide is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the formula SmI2. When employed as a solution for <a href="/facts/Organic_synthesis/WLFePEzH">organic synthesis</a>, it is known as <a href="/facts/Henri_B._Kagan/xepznGaX">Kagan</a>'s reagent. SmI2 is a green solid and forms a dark blue solution in <a href="/facts/Tetrahydrofuran/P5t6SkMK">THF</a>. It is a strong one-electron <a href="/facts/Reducing_agent/CtfSGVXC">reducing agent</a> that is used in <a href="/facts/Organic_synthesis/WLFePEzH">organic synthesis</a>. </p>