Pyridylseleno group in organic synthesis. Preparation and oxidation of. alpha.-(2-pyridylseleno) carbonyl compounds leading to. alpha.,. beta.-unsaturated ketones …
a-(2-Pyridylseleno) carbonyl compounds (A) were prepared by the reaction of ketones or aldehydes with 2-pyridylselenenyl bromide under various conditions (acidic, basic, or after conversion to silyl enol ethers) in good to excellent yields. Oxidation of A thus prepared affords a $-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in excellent yields even in the cases where satisfactory results were not obtained by the oxidation of the corresponding a- ...
[Dhau, Jaspreet S.; Singh, Avtar; Singh, Amritpal; Sooch, Balwinder S. Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2014 , vol. 189, # 5 p. 687 - 699]