A Practical Two-Step Synthesis of Tetraselenafulvalene (TSF)

Kazuo Takimiya; Hyung Joon Jeon; Tetsuo Otsubo

doi:10.1055/s-2005-872117

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A Practical Two-Step Synthesis of Tetraselenafulvalene (TSF)

Kazuo Takimiya*, Hyung Joon Jeon, Tetsuo Otsubo
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
Fax: +81(82)4245494; e-Mail: ktakimi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp;

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The preparation of tetraselenafulvalene (TSF) from commercially available sodium acetylide in xylene-light mineral oil and selenium powder is described.

Keywords - tetraselenafulvalenes - selenium - sodium acetylide - electron donors

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