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Treatment of β-hydroxy-primary-alkyl and β-hydroxy-β-phenyl-primary-alkyl selenides with 3–5 equiv. of meta-chloroperbenzoic acid in methanol or tetrahydrofuran gives the corresponding epoxides and phenyl migrated ketones, respectively, in high yields.
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Uemura et al. (1988) studied this question.
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