Alcohols, ethers, and esters were directly converted to the corresponding alkyl phenyl selenides by the reaction of diphenyl diselenide and the La/Me3SiCl/cat.I2/cat.CuI. It was suggested that alkyl phenyl selenides were formed by the SH2 type reaction of diphenyl diselenide with alkyl radicals generated from alcohols, ethers or esters.
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