Ionic liquid: an efficient and recyclable medium for synthesis of unsymmetrical diorganyl selenides promoted by InI.
In an environmentally friendly protocol, InI was used as a reducing agent for the Se-Se bond to prepare unsymmetrical diorganyl selenides with very short reaction times, mild conditions and excellent yields using (bmim)BF(4) as a recyclable solvent.
Narayanaperumal
Senthil
S
Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Brazil.
Alberto
Eduardo E
EE
de Andrade
Fabiano Molinos
FM
Lenardão
Eder J
EJ
Taube
Paulo S
PS
Braga
Antonio L
AL