Diphenyl diselenide, 98%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

General References:

1. Akiya Ogawa; Hiroshi Yokoyama; Kazuyuki Yokoyama; Teruyuki Masawaki; Nobuaki Kambe; Noboru Sonoda. Photo-initiated addition of diphenyl diselenide to acetylenes. J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56 (19), 5721-5723.
2. Brindaban C. Ranu; Tanmay Mandal and Sampak Samanta. Indium(I) Iodide-Mediated Cleavage of Diphenyl Diselenide. An Efficient One-Pot Procedure for the Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Diorganyl Selenides. Org. Lett. 2003, 5 (9), 1439-1441.
3. Reagent for ɑ-phenylselenation of enolates. The products are readily oxidized to the selenoxides which undergo ambient temperature Cope-type elimination, providing a mild method for the introduction of ɑß-unsaturation into, e.g. ketones: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 97, 5434 (1975):
4. For a comprehensive review of the preparation of ɑß-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and nitriles by selenoxide elimination, see: Org. React., 44, 1 (1993). Compare also Phenyl selenenyl bromide, A11906 and Phenyl selenenyl chloride, A12751.
5. For introduction of the phenylseleno group by Michael addition, phenylselenol can be generated in situ by borohydride cleavage: Synthesis, 664 (1980).
6. Oxidation of diphenyl diselenide by persulfate in the absence of a nucleophilic counter-ion generates the phenylselenium cation, which adds to alkenes. Molecules with a suitably placed nucleophilic site (alkene, hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, etc.) can then undergo intramolecular cyclization: J. Org. Chem., 55, 429 (1990); J. Chem. Soc. Perkin 1, 1989 (1993); Synlett, 373 (1994):
7. For reviews of the application of organoselenium reagents in organic synthesis, see: Tetrahedron, 34, 1049 (1978); Acc. Chem. Res., 12, 22 (1979); 17, 28 (1984). Monograph: Organoselenium Chemistry, D. Liotta, ed., Wiley, N.Y. (1987).