A convenient route for the synthesis of optically active dialkyl diselenides from the p- menthane system utilizing a reaction of alkyl tosylates and chlorides with sodium diselenide is reported. The diselenides obtained have been used for asymmetric methoxyselenenylation of styrene. Quantum chemical calculations of the chair conformers stability of the terpeneselenenyl bromides from the p-menthane group have also been ...
