Helvetica Chimica Acta

Phenylselenoacetaldehyde, a useful reagent for the homologative conversion of halides to phenylselenomethyl ketones

R Baudat, M Petrzilka

Index: Baudat,R.; Petrzilka,M. Helvetica Chimica Acta, 1979 , vol. 62, p. 1406 - 1410

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Abstract

Abstract The conversion of primary, secondary and vinylic halides to the two C-atoms homologated phenylselenomethyl ketones 8 is described. The method involves addition of the readily available phenylselenoacetaldehyde 5 to the Grignard reagents 9 and oxidation of the resulting β-hydroxy-selenides 10 (Scheme 3).