Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Addition of silver nitrite to 2-bromoalkyl phenyl selenide in the presence of mercury(II) chloride afforded 2-nitroalkyl phenyl selenide, which upon oxidative deselenenylation provided the conjugated nitroalkene in excellent yield. ... Cookies are used by this site. To decline or learn more, ...