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