Tetrahedron Letters

A facile access to α-phenylselenenyl carbonyl compounds by electrochemical oxidation

S Torii, K Uneyama, K Handa

Index: Torii, Sigeru; Uneyama, Kenji; Handa, Ko Tetrahedron Letters, 1980 , vol. 21, p. 1863 - 1866

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Citation Number: 18

Abstract

Abstract A novel α-phenylselenenylation of carbonyl compounds has been performed by electrolysis of a solution of ketones, diphenyl diselenide, tetraethylammonium bromide, and magnesium bromide in polar solvents (MeOH, AcOH, MeCN). The electrolysis enables us to prepare the desired seleno-carbonyl compounds without employing strong bases and the activated selenenyl reagents PhSeX.