To a precooled (-78 °C) suspension of [SmI2(THF)2] (0.5484 g, 1 mmol) in diethyl ether (10 mL), a suspension of KP′′ (0.6494 g, 3 mmol) in diethyl ether (10 mL) was added dropwise. The resultant green reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at -78 °C before being allowed to warm to room temperature over 20 mins. All volatiles were removed in vacuo, the green solid was extracted with pentanes (30 mL) and was filtered to yield a dark green solution. The filtrate was concentrated slowly to ca.