N. Pelloux et al., SULFUR-MEDIATED (OR SELENIUM)-MEDIATED SYNTHESIS OF METHANOANTHRACENEDERIVATIVES - THE FIRST SYNTHESIS OF A SELENO-CYANOHYDRIN, Phosphorus, sulfur and silicon and the related elements, 89(1-4), 1994, pp. 17-23
A synthesis of thio- and seleno-substituted 9,10-dihydro-9,10-methanoa
nthracene derivatives is reported. They are obtained by Wittig rearran
gement from 11-thia and 11-selena-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene d
erivatives. This rearrangement is applied to the first synthesis of a
seleno-cyanohydrin (R(1)R(2)C(SeH)CN).