A facile preparation of aliphatic and aromatic primary selenoamides using 4-methylselenobenzoate as a new selenating reagent

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1998.1287

Aliphatic and aromatic primary selenoamides 2 were isolated by the reaction of the corresponding aliphatic and aromatic nitriles with potassium 4-methylselenobenzoate in the presence of BF₃·Et₂O in moderate from high yields.