CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF BETA,GAMMA-UNSATURATED ESTERS, AMIDES AND NITRILES INTO GAMMA-ALKOXY OR GAMMA-HYDROXY ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED DERIVATIVES INDUCED BY PERSULFATE ANION OXIDATION OF DIPHENYL DISELENIDE
The reaction of beta,gamma-unsaturated esters, amides and nitriles with catalytic amounts of diphenyl diselenide and an excess of ammonium persulfate in alcohols or in water affords gamma-alkoxy or gamma-hydroxy alpha,beta-unsaturated derivatives, respectively, in good yields.