Abstract
The reaction of the SeO2/H2O2 system with long-chain olefinic compounds was investigated. The products sequence is epoxides → selenite esters → vicinal diols (threo diastereomers). Structure elucidation of the novel selenite esters by NMR studies including 77Se-NMR and lanthanide shift experiments showed that they are a mixture of cis/trans isomers. The SeO2/H2O2 system thus presents a novel possibility for the synthesis of selenites.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 57-60 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Synthesis |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Organic Chemistry