Cyclic seleninate esters as catalysts for the oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides, epoxidation of alkenes, and conversion of enamines to α-hydroxyketones

EA Mercier, CD Smith, M Parvez…

Index: Barton, Derek H. R.; Hui, Raymond A. H. F.; Ley, Steven V.; Williams, David J. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1: Organic and Bio-Organic Chemistry (1972-1999), 1982 , # 8 p. 1919 - 1922

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... The Journal of Organic ... J. Org. ... in allylic hydroxylations and the oxidations of ketones to α-diketones.(2) More recently, benzeneseleninic acid (1) and anhydride (2) have considerably expanded the range of useful selenium-mediated oxidations.(3) Pioneering work by Barton et ...