PREPARATION OF 3-CHLORO-2-METHYL-1-SELENOPHENYLPROPENE, A NEW EQUIVALENT OF METHACROLEIN. APPLICATION TO THE REGIOSPECIFIC SYNTHESIS OF A MODEL OF THE SELAGINE RING SYSTEM.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)81502-6

We report herein the preparation of a new selenium reagent and illustrate one important aspect of its potential usefulness in organic synthesis.