Some new (naphthalen-1-yl-selenyl)acetic acids derivatives 7a‑d have been synthesized by two different methods, using naphthylselenols or naphthylselenocyanates. The structures of the products were investigated by spectroscopic methods.
4-Substituted 1-naphthyl selenocyanates and thiocyanates, as well as 2-naphthyl selenocyanate, were synthesized from the corresponding naphthylamines and were converted into 5-naphthyl-1H-tetrazoles by treatment with sodium azide in the presence of triethylamine hydrochloride in toluene. The structure of the newly synthesized compounds was confirmed by IR, (1)H NMR, and mass spectra.