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Diastereomeric α-Phenylseleno Alkyllithium Compounds, Generation and Reactions
Hoffmann, Reinhard W.,Bewersdorf, Martin
, p. 643 - 654 (2007/10/02)
The selenoacetals 4 having a chiral center in the β-position were subjected to selenium/lithium exchange by butyllithium in ether.The resulting α-phenylseleno alkyllithium compounds 5 undergo rapid epimerization at -78 deg C.Trapping of these organolithiu
