Cesium carbonate-catalyzed alpha-phenylchalcogenation of carbonyl compounds with diphenyl dichalcogenide.
It was found that cesium carbonate has a unique catalytic ability on the reaction of carbonyl compounds with diphenyl diselenide to give the corresponding alpha-phenylseleno carbonyl compounds in moderate to good yields. Similarly, the alpha-phenylthiolation of carbonyl compounds with diphenyl disulfide was promoted by the cesium carbonate catalyst.
Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan. nishiya@kansai-u.ac.jp
Yutaka
Y
Nishiyama
Yuya
Y
Koguma
Toshimasa
T
Tanaka
Rui
R
Umeda
D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D002254:Carbonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002586:Cesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D018011:Chalcogens / Q000737:chemistry*; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D002254:Carbonates; D018011:Chalcogens; D004220:Disulfides; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds; C061132:diphenyldiselenide; D002586:Cesium; C053871:diphenyl disulfide; C545311:cesium carbonate