Dhr. Barton et al., A CONVENIENT AND HIGH-YIELDING PROCEDURE FOR THE PREPARATION OF ISOSELENOCYANATES - SYNTHESIS AND REACTIVITY OF (O)UNDER-BAR--ALKYLSELENOCARBAMATES, Tetrahedron, 50(3), 1994, pp. 639-654
A high yielding one pot procedure for the preparation of isoselenocyan
ate from the corresponding formamide is reported. Various aromatic and
aliphatic primary amines were employed in order to prepare the isosel
enocyanates to establish the generality of the procedure. O-Alkylselen
ocarbamates of various primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols were s
ynthesized and their stability and comparative reactivity were studied
. Radical deoxygenation of the selenocarbamate of a secondary and a te
rtiary alcohol was accomplished under various conditions.