The photolytic disproportionation of dialkyl 2,2-di(phenylseleno)propanedioates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919508010784

Dialkyl-2,2-di(phenylseleno)propanedioates undergo disproportionation to form tetralkyl 1,1,2,2-ethylene tetracarboxylates and diphenyl diselenide upon photolysis. Evidence for the intermediacy of a capto-dative radical intermediate in this process is described.

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The Photolytic
Disproportionation
of Dialkyl 2,2-
Di(Phenylseleno)propanedioates
Jeffrey H. Byers a & Jameson G. Thissell a
a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, 05753
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Disproportionation of Dialkyl 2,2-Di(Phenylseleno)propanedioates, Synthetic
Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic
Organic Chemistry, 25:1, 21-26
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