127560-79-6

Basic information

• Product Name: 4-hydroxy-5-(phenylseleno)pentanenitrile
• Synonyms: 4-hydroxy-5-(phenylseleno)pentanenitrile
• CAS NO: 127560-79-6
• Molecular Weight: 254.19
• Mol File: 127560-79-6.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 4-hydroxy-5-(phenylseleno)pentanenitrile(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 4-hydroxy-5-(phenylseleno)pentanenitrile(127560-79-6)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 4-hydroxy-5-(phenylseleno)pentanenitrile(127560-79-6)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 127560-79-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 592-51-8 4-Pentenenitrile 
• 1666-13-3 diphenyl diselenide 

Relevant articles and documents

Oxidation of diphenyl diselenide with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ). A new method for the electrophilic phenylselenenylation of alkenes under mild conditions

The oxidation of diphenyl diselenide with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ) represents a convenient mild method to produce a strongly electrophilic phenylselenium reagent. Clean phenylseleno methoxylations and hydroxylations of alkenes containing different types of functional groups can be effected by working in methanol or in acetonitrile and water, respectively. This new electrophilic reagent can also be employed to promote efficient cyclization reactions of alkenols to tetrahydrofurans or of alkenoic acids to lactones.