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Conditions-driven selective synthesis of selenides and selenols from elemental selenium
Krief, Alain,Trabelsi, Mahmoud,Dumont, Willy,Derock, Michel
, p. 1751 - 1754 (2004)
Sodium borohydride in DMF is able to reduce elemental selenium in the presence of ethanol. Alkylation of the species resulting from the reaction of 2:1 molar equivalents of NaBH4/Se allows the selective synthesis, under very mild conditions, of symmetrical dialkyl selenides. Addition of formic acid, prior to that of the electrophile, permits the synthesis of the corresponding selenols.