Oxidation of Tetraarylselenophenes and Benzo[<i>b</i>]selenophene with <i>m</i>-Chloroperbenzoic Acid

Juzo Nakayama, T. Matsui, Noriko Sato

Chemistry Letters · 1995 · 17 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Abstract Oxidation of tetraarylselenophenes with m-chloroperbenzoic acid produces cis-1,2-diaroyl-1,2-diarylethylenes and SeO2 as the principal product, while the oxidation of benzo[b]selenophene affords benzo[b]selenophene 1-oxide.

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