Tetrahedron Letters

Electrochemical hydroxyselenenylation as a new method for one-step preparation of α-arylseleno-α, β-unsaturated aldehydes from 3-hydroxyalkynes

K Uneyama, K Takano, S Torii

Index: Uneyama, Kenji; Takano, Kunikaju; Torii, Sigeru Tetrahedron Letters, 1982 , vol. 23, # 11 p. 1161 - 1164

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Abstract

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. ... Electrochemical oxidation of 3-hydroxyalkynes in the presence of diaryl diselenides in MeCNH 2 O provided α-arylseleno-α,β-unsaturated aldehydes in 62 – 94% yields hydroxyselenenylation of alkynes. ... In spite of the expected deactivation of the triple bond through electron- ...