Selenocatalytic alpha-halogenation.
Through a 2e- oxidation-reduction cycle, phenylselenides catalytically activate N-chlorosuccinimide toward electrophilic reactions with ketones, resulting in alpha-haloketones.
Wang
Chao
C
Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Dr., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA.
Tunge
Jon
J