New Synthetic Method of Diorganyl Selenides: Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of PhSeSnBu₃ with Aryl and Alkyl Halides

Palladium complexes such as Pd(PPh3)4 catalyzed the reaction of phenyl tributylstannyl selenide (PhSeSnBu3) with aryl and alkyl halides, giving the corresponding diaryl and alkylaryl selenides in moderate to good yields

New Synthetic Method of Diorganyl Selenides: Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of PhSeSnBu₃ with Aryl and Alkyl Halides

Palladium complexes such as Pd(PPh3)4 catalyzed the reaction of phenyl tributylstannyl selenide (PhSeSnBu3) with aryl and alkyl halides, giving the corresponding diaryl and alkylaryl selenides in moderate to good yields

Phenyl Tributylstannyl Selenide as a Promising Reagent for Introducion of the Phenylseleno Group

A new synthetic method of organoselenium compounds has been developed. When phenyl tributylstannyl selenide (PhSeSnBu3) was allowed to react with acyl or aroyl chlorides in the presence of a catalytic amount of a palladium complex such as Pd(PPh3)4, Se-phenyl selenol esters were obtained in moderate to good yields. Similarly, the palladium complex catalyzed the reaction of PhSeSnBu3 with α-halo carbonyl compounds to afford the corresponding α-phenyseleno carbonyl compounds in moderate yields