Hydrochloric Acid → Dibenzyl diselenide

HRID 597108Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 597108 reaction equation
[CH2:1](Cl)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[Se-:9][Se-:10].[Mg+2].Cl>O>[CH2:1]([Se:9][Se:10][CH2:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 3

HCID 313Hydrochloric AcidHCID 7503Benzyl ChlorideHCID 178506990HCID 178506990, compound

Product 1

HCID 95955Dibenzyl diselenide

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

About 12.6 grams (0.1 moles) benzylchloride is now added by dropwise addition over a period of 15 minutes to the magnesium diselenide reagent. In about 5 to 10 minutes after the mixture of these materials, the reddish brown color of the solution appears discharged. This solution is diluted further by the addition of 200 milliliters water and the addition of 10 milliliters concentrated hydrochloric acid. Upon cooling of this solution, the solids contained within the flask are collected by filtration and recrystallized from ethanol. Yield: 14 grams of yellow crystals (m. p. 94° C). Infrared spectral analysis of this material confirms that it is dibenzyl diselenide.

Workup

  1. additionIn about 5 to 10 minutes after the mixture of these materials
  2. temperatureUpon cooling of this solution
  3. filtrationare collected by filtration
  4. customrecrystallized from ethanol

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d92da636722d46b3ba28b507f0809b09
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_03
Patent number
US04013528

Reaction notes

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