Catalytic asymmetric imidation of selenides into selenimides

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Hiroya Takada, Yoshihiro Miyake, Kouichi Ohe and Sakae Uemura


Abstract

The direct catalytic imidation of various prochiral selenides with TsN[double bond, length half m-dash]IPh in the presence of CuOTf using chiral 4,4′-disubstituted 2,2′-bis(oxazoline) ligand afforded the corresponding chiral selenimides (∼36% ee).


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