An efficient synthesis of 2,4-bis(phenyl)-1,3-diselenadiphosphetane-2,4-diselenide (Woollins’ Reagent)
Date
10/11/2021Metadata
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An improved approach for the preparation of 2,4-bis(phenyl)-1,3-diselena-2,4-diphosphetane-2,4-diselenide (Woollins’ reagent) is described. Reacting dichlorophenylphosphine with Na2Se which was in-situ prepared from the reaction of elemental selenium and metal sodium in the presence of naphthalene in refluxing THF generated Wooollins’ reagent with ex-cellent purity and yield of up to 96.4%.
Citation
Hua , G & Woollins , J D 2021 , ' An efficient synthesis of 2,4-bis(phenyl)-1,3-diselenadiphosphetane-2,4-diselenide (Woollins’ Reagent) ' , ACS Omega , vol. Articles ASAP . https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c04753
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ACS Omega
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Peer reviewed
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2470-1343Type
Journal article
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