Jana S, Aseeva P, Koenigs RM. Rhodium catalysed synthesis of seleno-ketals via carbene transfer reactions of diazoesters.
Chem Commun (Camb) 2019;
55:12825-12828. [PMID:
31595906 DOI:
10.1039/c9cc06830a]
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Abstract
Herein, we report on rhodium catalysed carbene transfer reactions of diazoesters with diselenides that result in the formal insertion reaction of the carbene fragment into the Se-Se bond to give seleno-ketals in up to 96% yield (35 examples) via an ionic mechanism.
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