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Zinc-Mediated Cleavage of Diselenides: A Novel Synthesis of Selenoformates in Aqueous Media

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An efficient procedure was developed for the preparation of selenoformates by means of an one-pot zinc-mediated reaction of diaryl diselenides and chloroformates in aqueous media.

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Movassagh, B., Fazeli, A. Zinc-Mediated Cleavage of Diselenides: A Novel Synthesis of Selenoformates in Aqueous Media. Monatsh. Chem. 138, 863–865 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-007-0642-1

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