Synthesis of Substituted Glycerol Selenide Ethers under Microwave Irradiation

Abstract

Substituted glycerol selenide ethers are rapidly obtained in high yields and good regioselectivities by reducing dialkyl diselenides with sodium tetrahydroborate in a basic environment followed by reaction with glycidyl sulfide ether under microwave irradiation conditions.

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