Nucleophilic Cleavage of the Ether Bond of Chlorex in the Chalcogenation with Diphenyl Dichalcogenides in the System Hydrazine Hydrate–KOH

The synthesis of unsymmetrical pincer ligands by reactions of diphenyl disulfide and diphenyl diselenide with bis(2-chloroethyl) ether in the system hydrazine hydrate–KOH was accompanied by the formation of 1,2-bis(phenylsulfanyl)ethane, 1,2-bis(phenylselanyl)ethane, and 1-(phenylselanyl)-2-(phenylsulfanyl)ethane as by-products with an overall yield of 23% as a result of nucleophilic cleavage of the C–O–C bond in the initial ether.