Synthesis of primary arylselenoamides by reaction of aryl nitriles with Woollins' reagent

Guoxiong Hua; Yang Li; Alexandra M Z Slawin; J Derek Woollins

doi:10.1021/ol062053c

Synthesis of primary arylselenoamides by reaction of aryl nitriles with Woollins' reagent

Org Lett. 2006 Nov 9;8(23):5251-4. doi: 10.1021/ol062053c.

Authors

Guoxiong Hua¹, Yang Li, Alexandra M Z Slawin, J Derek Woollins

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9S, Scotland.

PMID: 17078690
DOI: 10.1021/ol062053c

Abstract

[Structure: see text] The reaction of aryl nitriles with Woollins' reagent followed by water affords a variety of primary arylselenoamides in 60-100% yield. The first crystal structures of two primary selenoamides are reported.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Molecular Structure
Nitriles / chemistry*
Selenium Compounds / chemical synthesis*

Substances

Nitriles
Selenium Compounds