1: 70 percent / iodoxybenzene, benzeneseleninic anhydride / toluene / 3 h / Heating 2: 87 percent / 2 M LiOH / methanol / 1.5 h / Ambient temperature 3: lithium, liq. ammonia / tetrahydrofuran / 0.33 h / Ambient temperature 4: H+ 5: 88 percent / K-Selectride / tetrahydrofuran / 3 h / -20 °C 6: 100 percent / methanolic KOH View Scheme

1: 70 percent / iodoxybenzene, benzeneseleninic anhydride / toluene / 3 h / Heating 2: 87 percent / 2 M LiOH / methanol / 1.5 h / Ambient temperature 3: lithium, liq. ammonia / tetrahydrofuran / 0.33 h / Ambient temperature 4: H+ View Scheme

1: 70 percent / iodoxybenzene, benzeneseleninic anhydride / toluene / 3 h / Heating 2: 87 percent / 2 M LiOH / methanol / 1.5 h / Ambient temperature 3: lithium, liq. ammonia / tetrahydrofuran / 0.33 h / Ambient temperature 4: H+ 5: 88 percent / K-Selectride / tetrahydrofuran / 3 h / -20 °C 6: 100 percent / methanolic KOH View Scheme