New agents for the selective reduction of the carbon-carbon double bond of. alpha.,. beta.-unsaturated carbonyl compounds

Y Nishiyama, M Yoshida, S Ohkawa…

Index: Nishiyama, Yutaka; Yoshida, Masanori; Ohkawa, Shigeo; Hamanaka, Sawako Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1991 , vol. 56, # 23 p. 6720 - 6722

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Abstract

There is increasing interest in the chemistry of organoselenium compounds, and much effort is being devoted to synthesizing new selenium compounds and applying them to organic synthesis.'Among such compounds, the alkali metal salts of hydrogen selenide, which can be readily prepared in situ by the reaction of elemental selenium and an appropriate reducing'agent (eg, Li, 2 Na, 2 NaBH4, 3 LiBEbH, Q and NaBEbH3, have frequently been ...