Cleavage of the C-Se bond of Cyclic Selenoacetals derived from 4-t-Butyl Cyclohexanone with Butyllithiums and Tin and Silyl Hydrides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)61373-4

Selenoacetals derived from 1,3-propanediselenol and 1,2-ethanediselenol are much less prone to be cleaved by butyllithiums than their open chain analogues.The stereochemistry of the products resulting from these reactions as well as from the cleavage of t