Tetrahedron letters

Competing ene-reactions in the P-oxidation and O-phenylselenylation of phenol with benzeneseleninic acid

L Henriksen

Index: Henriksen, Lars Tetrahedron Letters, 1994 , vol. 35, # 38 p. 7057 - 7060

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Abstract

Abstract Reaction of phenol with benzeneseleninic acid gives 2-(phenylseleno)-and 2, 6-bis (phenylseleno)-1, 4-benzoquinone via the corresponding 2-and 2, 6-selenylated phenols; initiating ene-reactions are suggested for both the o-selenylation and the p-oxidation