One-Pot Two-Step Approach to Selenides. Phase-Transfer Catalyzed Synthesis of ω-Hydroxyalkyl Selenides

Abstract

ω-hydroxyalkyl selenides were synthesized in good yields under phase-transfer conditions which involved hadrazine reduction on selenium powder and then alkylation with ω-haloalkyl alcohols in the presence of TBAB, reduction the resulting diselenides with KBH₄ followed by treatment with alkyl halides.