Ekv. Schultz et Dn. Harpp, SELENIUM AND TELLURIUM CHALCOGENIDES AS MILD AND EFFICIENT REDUCING AGENTS FOR ALPHA-HALO KETONES, Synthesis, (8), 1998, pp. 1137-1140
Bis(triphenylstannyl) selenide (2) and bis(terr-butyldimethylsilyl) te
lluride (3) are two new reagents which in the presence of fluoride ion
and under mild conditions, effectively promote the dehalogenation of
alpha-halo ketones.