Electrochemical synthesis by the SRN 1 mechanism of 4-phenylselenobenzonitrile and 4-phenyltellurobenzonitrile
Abstract
4-Phenylseleno- and 4-phenyltelluro-benzonitrile are prepared in 57 and 42% yields respectively, by electrochemically induced aromatic nucleophilic substitution in acetonitrile with sonication.