Yf. Zheng et al., Synthesis of allyl-type selenides and alpha-selenoesters in aqueous media promoted by cadmium, SYN COMMUN, 30(10), 2000, pp. 1731-1736
Promoted by metallic cadmium which was produced by reduction of CdCl2 . H2O
with samarium in situ, allyl bromide and a -bromocarboxylates react with d
iorgano diselenides in aqueous solutions to give allylic-type selenides and
a -selenocarboxylates in moderate to good yields.