Synlett 1993; 1993(9): 707-709
DOI: 10.1055/s-1993-22581
letter
© Georg Thieme Verlag, Rüdigerstr. 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany. All rights reserved. This journal, including all individual contributions and illustrations published therein, is legally protected by copyright for the duration of the copyright period. Any use, exploitation or commercialization outside the narrow limits set by copyright legislation, without the publisher's consent, is illegal and liable to criminal prosecution. This applies in particular to photostat reproduction, copying, cyclostyling, mimeographing or duplication of any kind, translating, preparation of microfilms, and electronic data processing and storage.

Selective Synthesis of Mixed (O,Se) Acetals and of (Se,Se) Acetals from (O,O) Acetals

A. Krief* , M. Hobe, E. Badaoui, J. Bousbaa, W. Dumont, A. Nazih
  • *Department of Chemistry, Facultées Notre Dame de la Paix, 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
Further Information

Publication History

Publication Date:
19 March 2002 (online)

(O,Se) and (Se,Se) acetals can be selectively prepared from (O,O) acetals and selenols in the presence of an acid catalyst. The nature of the Lewis acid and of the solvent proved to be more important than the amount of selenol used in determining the course of these reactions.

    >