REGIO- AND STEREOCHEMISTRY OF THE ZnCl2 MEDIATED CONVERSION OF 3-HYDROXYVINYL SELENIDES INTO 1,3-BIS(SELENO)-PROPENES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)94765-8

The title process extends the scope of a recently reported reaction, gives general access to the largely unknown 1,3-bis(seleno)-propenes and reveals interesting aspects of allylic nucleophilic substitution.