Chemoselective synthesis of fuctionalized diselenides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/00404-0399(50)1112U-

The action of LiEt₃BH or DIBAL-H on various functionalized selenocyanates was proven to be an efficient means to establish chemoselectively the diselenide bond, under very mild conditions. The mechanism was shown to involve a selenophilic hydri