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Org. Biomol. Chem., 2009, 7, 4647 - 4650, DOI: 10.1039/b910699e

Ionic liquid: an efficient and recyclable medium for synthesis of unsymmetrical diorganyl selenides promoted by InI

Senthil Narayanaperumal, Eduardo E. Alberto, Fabiano Molinos de Andrade, Eder J. Lenardão, Paulo S. Taube and Antonio L. Braga

In an environmentally friendly protocol, InI was used as a reducing agent for the Se–Se bond to prepare unsymmetrical diorganyl selenides with very short reaction times, mild conditions and excellent yields using (bmim)BF4 as a recyclable solvent.

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