Convenient preparation of benzylseleno- and phenylselenoalkanoic acids: Reagents for synthesis of organoselenium compounds

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 783-793

  Bhalla, Aman ^a   Sharma, Sitansh ^a   Bhasin, Kuldip K ^a   Bari, Shamsher S ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Benzylselenoalkanoic acid; Ethyl benzylselenoalkanoates; Ethyl phenylselenoalkanoates; Phenylselenoalkanoic acid

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKANOIC ACID; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; ORGANOSELENIUM DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM DERIVATIVE; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROLYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33847132743     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910601133540     Document Type: Article

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