The Journal of organic chemistry

Facile photochemical transformation of alkyl aryl selenides to the corresponding carbonyl compounds by molecular oxygen: use of selenides as masked carbonyl …

T Hyugano, S Liu, A Ouchi

Index: Hyugano, Takeshi; Liu, Suyou; Ouchi, Akihiko Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008 ,  vol. 73,  # 22  p. 8861 - 8866

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Abstract

Alkyl aryl selenides with and without functional groups on the alkyl group were transformed efficiently into the corresponding carbonyl compounds, particulary primary alkyl aryl selenides in good yields, by a simple photolysis in the presence of air or oxygen. This transformation can be conducted without protection of functional groups. The yield of carbonyl compounds was much affected by the solvent viscosity, reaction temperature, ...