H. Ishihara et al., Facile preparation of aliphatic and aromatic primary selenoamides using 4-methylselenobenzoate as a new selenating reagent, CHEM LETT, (12), 1998, pp. 1287-1288
Aliphatic and aromatic primary selenoamides 2 were isolated by the reaction
of the corresponding aliphatic and aromatic nitriles with potassium 4-meth
ylselenobenzoate in the presence of BF3. Et2O in moderate from high yields.