ABSTRACT
1Free radical reaction of terminal acetylenes with sodium arenesulfinates and diphenyl diselenide in aqueous acetic acid afforded high yields of the regio- and stereoselective (E)-β-(phenylseleno)vinyl sulfones.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This work was supported by the Doctoral Program Foundation of National Education Ministry of China and also by the Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.