The Journal of Organic Chemistry

A new and simple synthesis of alkyl, cycloalkyl and aralkyl diselenides from aliphatic or aromatic aldehydes or aliphatic or cycloaliphatic ketones

VI Cohen

Index: Cohen,V.I. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1977 , vol. 42, # 14 p. 2510 - 2511

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Citation Number: 27

Abstract

We recently described the preparation of symmetrical disulfides by the reaction of carbonyl compounds and H2S. 1 The parallel formation of diselenides from ketones with HzSe was reported by Margolis and Pittman, 2 but this reaction has apparently not had further application. Since diselenides are versatile intermediates for other organoselenium compounds we have extended this chemistry and have found that the reaction of H2Se ...