title: Ring-opening reactions of methylenecyclopropanes with diphenyl diselenide upon heating; formation of 3-phenylselenyl-2,5-dihydrofuran derivatives.
abstract: The reactions of methylenecyclopropanes with diphenyl diselenide give ring-opened products in good yields at 150 [degree]C under nitrogen atmosphere for 3 h; the products can further undergo oxidative cyclization with hydrogen peroxide to furnish 3-phenylselenyl-2,5-dihydrofurans in moderate yields (three steps) at room temperature in CH(2)Cl(2) for 5 h; a plausible reaction mechanism has been proposed.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Le-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shi