Catalytic and Atom-Economic Intermolecular Amidoselenenylation of Alkenes

A method for the simple, efficient, and atom-economic amidoselenenylation of simple alkenes under mild conditions using TiCl4 as a catalyst and N-(phenylseleno)phthalimide as both a nitrogen and selenium source was developed. A broad range of olefins can be applied to afford vicinal amidoselenides in good yield and with high regioselectivity and diastereoselectivity.