A Facile Preparation of Aliphatic and Aromatic Primary Selenoamides Using 4-Methylselenobenzoate as a New Selenating Reagent

Aliphatic and aromatic primary selenoamides 2 were isolated by the reaction of the corresponding aliphatic and aromatic nitriles with potassium 4-methylselenobenzoate in the presence of BF3·Et2O in moderate from high yields.