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Phenylselenodesilylation of allylsilanes and regiospecific transformation of allylsilanes to allylic alcohols via allylselenides

H Nishiyama, K Itagaki, K Sakuta, K Itoh

Index: Nishiyama, Hisao; Itagaki, Kazuyoshi; Sakuta, Koji; Itoh, Kenji Tetrahedron Letters, 1981 , vol. 22, # 52 p. 5285 - 5288

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Abstract

Abstract Allylsilanes were converted regiospecifically to allylselenides by reaction with phenylselenenyl chloride and subsequent treatment with anhydrous tin (II) chloride or florisil. Oxidative work-up of these allylselenides gave the corresponding allylic alcohols regiospecifically.