First examples of a facile hydroselenophosphorylation of aldehydes are reported. Nucleophilic
addition of P,Se-ambident secondary phosphane selenides to a series of aldehydes proceeds
under catalyst-free conditions at room temperature to give tertiary α-hydroxyphosphane selenides in high yield.
hydroselenophosphorylation - α-hydroxyphosphane selenides - aldehydes - nucleophilic addition