Efficient reductive selenation of aromatic aldehydes to symmetrical diselenides with Se/CO/H(2)O under atmospheric pressure.

J Org Chem

National Engineering Research Center for Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P R China.

Published: June 2004

An efficient method for the synthesis of symmetrical diselenides is described. Reductive selenation of aromatic and heterocyclic aromatic aldehydes (ArCHO) with Se/CO/H(2)O in DMF afforded diselenides (ArCH(2)SeSeCH(2)Ar) in yields up to 94% under atmospheric pressure without use of a base.

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