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RESEARCH PRODUCT

ChemInform Abstract: Solvent-Dependent Facile Synthesis of Diaryl Selenides and Biphenols Employing Selenium Dioxide.

Robert FrankeMichael MirionSiegfried R. WaldvogelDieter SchollmeyerThomas QuellKatrin Marie Dyballa

subject

SolventAcetic acidchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryPyridinechemistry.chemical_elementOrganic chemistryGeneral MedicinePhenolsSelenium

description

The reaction of phenols (I) with selenium dioxide in pyridine leads to diaryl selenides (IIa-d), whilst the reaction in acetic acid gives rise to biphenols (III).

https://doi.org/10.1002/chin.201634187