Synthesis of 1,3-diselenyl-dihydroisobenzofurans via electrochemical radical selenylation with substituted o -divinylbenzenes and diselenides.
Ying WangNing XuWeiwei LiJiaojiao LiYijun HuoWenrong ZhuQiang LiuPublished in: Organic & biomolecular chemistry (2022)
An efficient electrochemical method for the direct synthesis of complicated 1,3-diselenyl-dihydroisobenzofurans was developed under external oxidant free conditions at room temperature from substituted o -divinylbenzenes and diselenides. A radical mechanism is proposed for this novel and practical transformation.