Synthesis 1992; 1992(10): 933-935
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-26266
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Syntheses of Alkali Selenolates from Diorganic Diselenides and Alkali Metal Hydrides: Scope and Limitations

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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17. September 2002 (online)

Sodium and potassium alkane[arene]selenolates have been efficiently prepared from the corresponding diselenides using sodium or potassium hydrides in dimethylformamide or tetrahydrofuran. The reaction cannot be extended for the production of their lithium analogues nor for sodium and potassium phenylmethaneselenolates.

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