Breaking bonds with electrons: stepwise and concerted reductive cleavage of C–S, C–Se and Se–CN bonds in phenacylthiocyanates and phenacylselenocyanates

Lydia M. Bouchet, Alicia B. Peñéñory, Marc Robert, Juan E. Argüello

RSC Advances · 2014 · 17 citations · 25 references

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The mechanistic aspects of the electrochemical reduction of phenacylthio- and selenocyanates have been studied.

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