Green Hydroselenation of Aryl Alkynes: Divinyl Selenides as a Precursor of Resveratrol

A simple and efficient protocol to prepare divinyl selenides has been developed by the regio- and stereoselective addition of sodium selenide species to aryl alkynes. The nucleophilic species was generates in situ, from the reaction of elemental selenium with NaBH4, utilizing PEG-400 as the solvent....

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Main Authors: Gelson Perin, Angelita M. Barcellos, Eduardo Q. Luz, Elton L. Borges, Raquel G. Jacob, Eder J. Lenardão, Luca Sancineto, Claudio Santi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/2/327