4-Phenyl-2-methylene-1,3-diselenole: Synthesis and reactions

Abstract

2-Methylene-4-phenyl-1,3-diselenole was synthesized. It was formylated on the exomethylene carbon in a Vilsmeier-Haack reaction; iodine-morpholine reagent converted it to the E/Z diphenyltetraselenafulvalene derivative.