Synthesis of optically active α-phenylselenyl carbonyl derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)82087-X

Homochiral silyl enol ethers derived from N-acyl oxazolidinones can be phenyselenylated in high diastereoselectivity and good yield with phenylselenyl chloride. Removal of the chiral auxiliary is accompanied by some epimerisation, leading to isolation of