Abstract
Selenoacetals as well as mixed (O,Se) acetals react with lithium arenides and produce, besides lithium selenolates, α-selenoalkyllithiums or α-alkoxyalkyllithiums respectively. We took advantage of these reactions as well as of the ones involving the synthesis of alkyllithiums from selenides to propose an original method for geminal di-allylation of the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 8115-8118 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 44 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1995 |