“…1,2,3,4-Tetraphenyl 1,3-cyclopentadiene (Acros, Morris Plains, NJ, USA), p-toluenesulfonylhydrazide (Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA), diphenyl selenide (Alfa-Aesar, Heysham, UK), linalool (MerckSchuchardt), and solvents were used as such. Selenonium ylide was prepared by the method of Lloyd and Singer [27].…”