α-Phenylsclenenyl cyclic ethers may be prepared by the reactions of either lactols or lactol acetates with benzeneselenol, or from lactones by the “one-pot” process of reduction and Lewis acid catalyzed selenation. The tetrahydropyranyl phenyl selenides also exhibit a significant anomeric effect and its size has been estimated. The selenenyl ethers are converted to enol ethers through an oxidative elimination process, and an exploration of ...
