Issue 20, 2017

A novel metal-free method for the selenocyanation of aromatic ketones to afford α-carbonyl selenocyanates

Abstract

A new method has been developed for the selenocyanation of aromatic ketones. This reaction avoids the need to use pre-prepared α-halo ketones, providing rapid access to α-carbonyl selenocyanates. We also investigated the mechanism for this reaction and found that it proceeds via sequential radical iodination and nucleophilic substitution reactions.

Graphical abstract: A novel metal-free method for the selenocyanation of aromatic ketones to afford α-carbonyl selenocyanates

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Apr 2017
Accepted
28 Apr 2017
First published
28 Apr 2017

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 4464-4467

A novel metal-free method for the selenocyanation of aromatic ketones to afford α-carbonyl selenocyanates

K. Sun, Y. Lv, Y. Chen, T. Zhou, Y. Xing and X. Wang, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 4464 DOI: 10.1039/C7OB00958E

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