Tetrahedron Letters

Potassium selenocyanate as an efficient selenium source in C–Se cross-coupling catalyzed by copper iodide in water

AV Kumar, VP Reddy, CS Reddy, KR Rao

Index: Kumar, A. Vijay; Reddy, V. Prakash; Reddy, C. Suresh; Rao, K. Rama Tetrahedron Letters, 2011 , vol. 52, # 31 p. 3978 - 3981

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Abstract

Abstract An efficient and conceptually new protocol for C–Se cross coupling of potassium selenocyanate with aryl halides via copper-catalyzed cascade reaction has been developed in water. Utilizing this protocol, a variety of aryl and heteroaryl halides were reacted with potassium selenocyanate to afford the corresponding diaryl selenides in moderate to good yields.