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Synlett 1992; 1992(8): 638-640
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-21439
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Reactions of Dibenzyl Diselenides with Alkali Metal Hydrides

Alain Krief* , Mahmoud Trabelsi, Willy Dumont
  • *Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Department of Chemistry, 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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08 March 2002 (online)

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Sodium and potassium hydrides in dimethylformamide react on the benzylic hydrogens of dibenzyl diselenides and lead, depending upon the structure of the starting material, to a large variety of compounds. The formation of most of them is compatible with the intermediary formation of a selone. All our efforts aimed to isolate or to trap such an intermediate proved to be unsuccessful.

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