Singlet-oxygen-driven stereoselective iodothiocyanation and iodoselenocyanation of alkynes

RSC Sustainability 2026 Open access

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Authors: Mahima Gupta, Ashwini Vishwasrao Katkar, Vaibhav Pramod Charpe, Kuo Chu Hwang
DOI: 10.1039/d5su00867k
Cited by: 2
References: 70

Abstract

Presenting a low-energy visible light enabled, metal-free cross-coupling of alkynes with iodine and NH 4 SCN/KSeCN under O 2 at room temperature, generating I˙, 1 O 2 , and SCN/SeCN˙ to afford stereoselective E -iodo-vinyl thio- and selenocyanates.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques Vanadium and Halogenation Chemistry Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry

Publication details

Journal / source
RSC Sustainability
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
4
Issue
2
Pages
760–769
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN