Synthesis of unsaturated organoselenium compounds via the reaction of organic diselenides with 2,3-dichloro-1-propene in the hydrazine hydrate-KOH system

Abstract

Dimethyldiselenide reacts with 2,3-dichloro-1-propene at 20–25°C in the hydrazine hydrate-KOH medium to form 2-chloro-3-methylselanyl-1-propene with 90% yield. Diphenyldiselenide in the reaction with 2,3-dichloro-1-propene, depending on the conditions, can give quite selectively four products: 2-chloro-3-phenylselanyl-1-propene, phenylselanylpropadiene, 1-phenylselanyl-1-propyne, and Z-1,2-bis(phenylselanyl)-1-propene. The effect of the selenium atom on the reaction direction and the products structure is discussed.