Homolytic substitution on selenium: formation of selenium-containing heterocycles by direct carbon–selenium bond formation

CH Schiesser, K Sutej

Index: Schiesser, Carl H.; Sutej, Katarina Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1992 , # 1 p. 57 - 59

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Citation Number: 25

Abstract

Thiohydroxamic esters derived from 5-(benzylseleon) pentanoic acid, 6-(benzylseleno) hexanoic acid and 7-(benzylseleno) heptanoic acid decompose smoothly upon irradiation, with the loss of carbon dioxide, to give tetrahydroselenophene, selenane and selenopane in good yield.