Journal of Organometallic Chemistry

The reaction of diorganyl diselenides and ditellurides with organic mercury compounds. A convinient method for the synthesis of unsymmetrical organic selenides and …

Y Okamoto, T Yano

Index: Okamoto,Y.; Yano,T. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1971 , vol. 29, p. 99 - 103

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Citation Number: 57

Abstract

Abstract The reaction of diphenyl diselenide with di-n-butylmercury in dioxane at refluxing temperature gave n-butyl phenyl selenide (80% yield) and metallic mercury. When the reaction was carried out at room temperature, n-butyl phenyl selenide and bis (phenylseleno) mercury were obtained. This reaction furnished a convinient method for the preparation of several organic selenides as well as tellurides.