Synthesis 2010(1): 33-35  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217081
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Regioselective Hydroxyselenation of Styrenes by Diselenides Using the Zn/AlCl3 System

Barahman Movassagh*, Sepideh Farshbaf
Department of Chemistry, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, P. O. Box 16315-1618, Tehran, Iran
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Received 30 July 2009
Publikationsdatum:
26. Oktober 2009 (online)

Abstract

A facile, zinc/aluminum(III) chloride promoted highly regioselective one-pot procedure has been developed for the preparation of β-hydroxy selenides from various styrenes and diselenides by Se-Se bond cleavage using the Zn/AlCl3 system in aqueous acetonitrile­ and in the presence of oxygen.