Oxidative Cleavage of Diselenide by m-Nitrobenzenesulfonyl Peroxide. Novel Method for the Electrophilic Benzeneselenenylations of Olefins and Aromatic Rings

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.64.416

Diphenyl diselenide was found to be readily converted into benzeneselenenyl-m-nitrobenzenesulfonate (PhSeOSO2C6H4NO2-m) by treating with m-nitrobenzenesulfonyl peroxide.When the selenenyl sulfonate thus formed was allowed to react in situ with olefins, such as cyclohexene, 1-octene, or styrene, in the presence of various nucleophiles, the adducts of benzeneselenenyl group and a nucleophile were obtained.As the nucleophiles water, methanol, acetic acid, phenol, and anisole could be employed; oxyselenenylated : R=H, Me, Ac, and Ph) and arylselenenylated : R=H and Me) adducts were afforded.Phenol gave oxyselenenylated products in cyclohexene or 1-octene and arylselenenylated products in styrene.Efficient intramolecular cyclizations of unsaturated alcohols and carboxylic acids were similarly performed by the selenenyl sulfonate to afford corresponding benzeneselenenylated cyclic ethers and lactones.The selenenyl sulfonate was also found to be a highly reactive benzeneselenenylating reagent for aromatic rings, such as anisole, phenol, acetanilide, toluene, and benzene.