An electrochemical method for deborylative selenylation of arylboronic acids under metal- and oxidant-free conditions
Zhengjiang Fu, Jian Dong Yin, Dongdong He, Xuezheng Yi, Shengmei Guo, Hu Cai
Abstract
An electrochemical deborylative selenylation of arylboronic acids has been developed to produce aryl selenoethers in good yields, whose practicability has been highlighted through the synthesis of bioactive molecules and gram-scale preparation.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrochemistryChemistryArylCombinatorial chemistryMetalMoleculeOrganic chemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryAlkylOrganoselenium and organotellurium chemistrySulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesRadical Photochemical Reactions