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:10.3390/molecules28031397

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

Affiliations

Wei-Bao He: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
Luo-Lin Tang: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
Jun Jiang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
Xiao Li: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
Xinhua Xu: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
Tian-Bao Yang: National Engineering Research Center of Low-Carbon Processing and Utilization of Forest Biomass, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Wei-Min He: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China

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

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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.

Published in Molecules

ISSN: 1420-3049 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules

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