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REACTIONS INVOLVING SELENIUM METAL AS AN ELECTROPHILE. 2. A GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF UNSATURATED β-DICARBONYL COMPOUNDS
Liotta, Dennis,Saindane, Manohar,Barnum, Christopher,Ensley, Harry,Balakrishnan, Pattabiraman
, p. 3043 - 3046 (1981)
A variety of β-dicarbonyl compounds can be converted to the corresponding unsaturated derivatives in high yields.The process involves reaction of the β-dicarbonyl carbanion with Se metal, followed by alkylation with methyl iodide to form the methylseleno derivative and subsequent oxidative elimination.
