Electrochemical Mn-Promoted Radical Selenylation of Boronic Acids with Diselenide Reagents

Org Lett. 2022 May 13;24(18):3307-3312. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00607. Epub 2022 Apr 29.

Abstract

A powerful and environmentally friendly electrochemical manganese-promoted free radical selenylation reaction between boronic acids and diselenide reagents was established. This electrochemical protocol provides a practically applicable way to a series of valuable organoselenium compounds with the use of easy available materials. Mechanistic experiments implied that the seleno-radical formed via direct or indirect electrochemical oxidation of diselenide may be involved as a key species in this transformation.