Tetrahedron Letters

Favorable effect of ortho substituents on selenoxide syn elimination of n-alkyl aryl selenoxides

S Sayama, T Onami

Index: Sayama, Shinsei; Onami, Tetsuo Tetrahedron Letters, 2000 , vol. 41, # 29 p. 5557 - 5560

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Abstract

n-Alkyl aryl selenides with an ortho substituent were found to be superior to the corresponding para isomers as starting materials for the preparation of terminal olefins when hydrogen peroxide was used as the oxidant, because the para isomers afforded unwanted selenones and a primary alcohol as by-products.