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The Unexpected Role of SeVI Species in Epoxidations with Benzeneseleninic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide
Back, Thomas G.,Gelfand, Benjamin S.,George, Graham N.,Mendoza Rengifo, Emerita,Pickering, Ingrid J.,Sands, Kai N.
, p. 4283 - 4287 (2020)
Benzeneperoxyseleninic acid has been proposed as the key intermediate in the widely used epoxidation of alkenes with benzeneseleninic acid and hydrogen peroxide. However, it reacts sluggishly with cyclooctene and instead rapidly decomposes in solution to
The polyhedral nature of selenium-catalysed reactions: Se(iv) species instead of Se(vi) species make the difference in the on water selenium-mediated oxidation of arylamines
Capperucci, Antonella,Dalia, Camilla,Tanini, Damiano
, p. 5680 - 5686 (2021/08/16)
Selenium-catalysed oxidations are highly sought after in organic synthesis and biology. Herein, we report our studies on the on water selenium mediated oxidation of anilines. In the presence of diphenyl diselenide or benzeneseleninic acid, anilines react with hydrogen peroxide, providing direct and selective access to nitroarenes. On the other hand, the use of selenium dioxide or sodium selenite leads to azoxyarenes. Careful mechanistic analysis and 77Se NMR studies revealed that only Se(iv) species, such as benzeneperoxyseleninic acid, are the active oxidants involved in the catalytic cycle operating in water and leading to nitroarenes. While other selenium-catalysed oxidations occurring in organic solvents have been recently demonstrated to proceed through Se(vi) key intermediates, the on water oxidation of anilines to nitroarenes does not. These findings shed new light on the multifaceted nature of organoselenium-catalysed transformations and open new directions to exploit selenium-based catalysis.
BENZENEPEROXYSELENINIC ACIDS - SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES
Syper, Ludwik,Mlochowski, Jacek
, p. 207 - 214 (2007/10/02)
Benzeneperoxyseleninic acid (3) and its analogs, 2-nitro and 2,4-dinitrobenzeneperoxyseleninic acids (10, 11), were obtained by oxidation of corresponding arylseleninic acids or diaryldiselenides with hydrogen peroxide.Their chemical properties were studied and rearrangement of 3 to benzeneselenic acid 7 was found as an useful method for preparation of this compound.It was also shown that peroxyseleninic acid 10 can be used as an efficient oxidant in the Baeyer-Villiger transformation of the formyl group into formyloxy one.
