molecules Article Atom Efficient Preparation of Zinc Selenates for the Synthesis of Selenol Esters under “On Water” Conditions Luca Sancineto 1, Jaqueline Pinto Vargas 2, Bonifacio Monti 1, Massimiliano Arca 3, Vito Lippolis 3, Gelson Perin 4, Eder Joao Lenardao 4,* and Claudio Santi 1,* 1 Catalysis and Organic Green Chemistry Group, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Liceo 1, 06100 Perugia, Italy;
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[email protected] (C.S.); Tel.: +55-53-3275-7533 (E.J.L.); +39-075-585-5112 (C.S.) Academic Editor: Derek J. McPhee Received: 11 May 2017; Accepted: 3 June 2017; Published: 8 June 2017 Abstract: We describe here an atom efficient procedure to prepare selenol esters in good to excellent yields by reacting [(PhSe)2Zn] or [(PhSe)2Zn]TMEDA with acyl chlorides under “on water” conditions. The method is applicable to a series of aromatic and aliphatic acyl chlorides and tolerates the presence of other functionalities in the starting material. Keywords: selenium; selenol esters; zinc; TMEDA; water 1.