Highly efficient route to diselenides from the reactions of imines and selenium in the presence of carbon monoxide and water

…, J Chen, X Wu, S Wu, WJ Xiao, Z Zheng

Index: Zhao, Xiaodan; Yu, Zhengkun; Zeng, Fanlong; Chen, Jinzhu; Wu, Xiaowei; Wu, Sizhong; Xiao, Wen-Jing; Zheng, Zhaoyan Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 2005 , vol. 347, # 6 p. 877 - 882

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Abstract

Abstract Reactions of selenium with imines (RR 1 C [DOUBLE BOND] NR 2) of aldehydes and ketones in the presence of carbon monoxide, water and triethylamine lead to reductive selenation, on aerobic work-up, to afford symmetrical diselenides (RR 1 CHSe) 2 in good to excellent yields. The proposed mechanism suggests that both in situ generated carbonyl selenide (SeCO) and hydrogen selenide (H 2 Se) are involved in the reaction.