Molecules (Feb 2023)

Paired Electrolysis Enabled Cyanation of Diaryl Diselenides with KSCN Leading to Aryl Selenocyanates

  • Wei-Bao He,
  • Luo-Lin Tang,
  • Jun Jiang,
  • Xiao Li,
  • Xinhua Xu,
  • Tian-Bao Yang,
  • Wei-Min He

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031397
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 3
p. 1397

Abstract

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The first example of paired electrolysis-enabled cyanation of diaryl diselenides, with KSCN as the green cyanating agent, has been developed. A broad range of aryl selenocyanates can be efficiently synthesized under chemical-oxidant- and additive-free, energy-saving and mild conditions.

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