A facile synthesis of substituted benzyl selenocyanates.
Benzyl selenocyanates can be made from the corresponding benzylic bromides or chlorides in 30-60 minutes using acetonitrile as a solvent. The products may be obtained pure in satisfactory yields without recourse to chromatography.
Jacob
Linda A
LA
Division of Natural Sciences, State University of New York at Purchase, Purchase, NY 10577, USA. lajacob@usa.net
Matos
Bianca
B
Mostafa
Corey
C
Rodriguez
Joelle
J
Tillotson
Joanne Kivella
JK
D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
D018036:Selenium Compounds