77Se NMR study of some organic selenium compounds formed in the selenium dioxide oxidation of ketones

Abstract

Abstract77Se NMR chemical shifts and 1J(SeC) coupling constants were measured for nine organic selenium compounds: 4,5,6,7‐tetrahydro‐,4′,4′,6,6‐tetramethylspiro[1,3‐benzoxaselenole‐2,1′‐cyclohexane]‐2′,4,6′‐trione and closely related derivatives, bis(2‐hydroxy‐4,4,6,6‐tetramethyl‐3‐oxo‐1‐cyclohexenyl) selenide and derivatives, and 1,5,5‐trimethyl‐7‐selenabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane‐2,3‐dione. The chemicalshifts ranged from −107 to 595 ppm from the external dimethyl selenide standard. The bridged selenabicyclic compound showed a small coupling constant (42 Hz).