Abstract
Vinyl ethers were prepared with good yields in a one‐pot, two‐step transformation by O‐alkylation reaction of phenyl 2‐hydroxyalkyl selenides with primary or secondary organic halides followed by oxidation elimination with 30% hydrogen peroxide.
Acknowledgment
We are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and NSF of Jiangxi Province (No. 0420017).